From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,FREEMAIL_FROM autolearn=unavailable autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Received: by 10.200.51.239 with SMTP id d44mr736422qtb.12.1470784695827; Tue, 09 Aug 2016 16:18:15 -0700 (PDT) X-Received: by 10.157.56.165 with SMTP id p34mr92061otc.6.1470784695759; Tue, 09 Aug 2016 16:18:15 -0700 (PDT) Path: eternal-september.org!reader01.eternal-september.org!reader02.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!feeder.eternal-september.org!usenet.blueworldhosting.com!feeder01.blueworldhosting.com!peer03.iad.highwinds-media.com!news.highwinds-media.com!feed-me.highwinds-media.com!c52no7917292qte.1!news-out.google.com!d68ni22331ith.0!nntp.google.com!f6no8695285ith.0!postnews.google.com!glegroupsg2000goo.googlegroups.com!not-for-mail Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Date: Tue, 9 Aug 2016 16:18:14 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: Complaints-To: groups-abuse@google.com Injection-Info: glegroupsg2000goo.googlegroups.com; posting-host=149.32.224.37; posting-account=Qh2kiQoAAADpCLlhT_KTYoGO8dU3n4I6 NNTP-Posting-Host: 149.32.224.37 References: <31c22983-150c-4dab-abba-588e15f75914@googlegroups.com> <0e7aaff1-4d12-43b0-b9b6-c21d0dcc9f2d@googlegroups.com> User-Agent: G2/1.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 Message-ID: <36bf616e-c432-42aa-8cc8-28a5d8474d48@googlegroups.com> Subject: Re: New IEEE Language Popularity Ratings From: Anh Vo Injection-Date: Tue, 09 Aug 2016 23:18:15 +0000 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Received-Bytes: 2297 X-Received-Body-CRC: 1551044755 Xref: news.eternal-september.org comp.lang.ada:31344 Date: 2016-08-09T16:18:14-07:00 List-Id: On Tuesday, August 9, 2016 at 3:26:36 PM UTC-7, Jeffrey R. Carter wrote: > On 08/09/2016 02:18 PM, Maciej Sobczak wrote: > >=20 > > I disagree. I can see you beating the same argument over and over again= , but I don't find it to be substantial. >=20 > I don't know what your experience with US defense projects is, but I have= seen > it again and again. Anything that can be done to increase costs is done. > Language choice is only one of many things, and yes, when they think they= can > get the customer to accept it, they will propose assembler. The Co that I work for makes more $$$ if more problems are found. Thus, the= re is no incentive to improve time and quality. I wish fixed price contract= is used instead variable price contract. In addition, if the contract is b= ehind schedule, a penalty will be imposed in term of money subtracted from = the original contract cost. This amount will be proportional to time behind= schedule. AV