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From: dennison@romulus23.DAB.GE.COM (Ted Dennison)
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Subject: Re: Is Ada the future? [was: Is C++ the future?]
Date: 5 Oct 1994 17:08:43 GMT
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In article <milodCx698o.GIM@netcom.com>, milod@netcom.com (John DiCamillo) writes:
|> milod@netcom.com (John DiCamillo) writes:
|> > Get real.  (Have ya flown into Denver recently?)
|> 
|> Earlier in this thread I made a post that implicitly
|> linked the Denver airport "fiasco" with Ada.  Since
|> that time I have been alerted that I was the victim
|> of an urban legend.  The Denver baggage system soft-
|> ware was not developed in Ada, and in no way reflects
|> on the capabilities of the language Ada nor its pro-
|> grammers.  I apologize for any confusion or damage
|> this error may have caused.
|> 
|> BTW, someone from this newsgroup informed me that the
|> system in question was actually developed in C++,
|> but I have not verified my source, and refuse to make
|> the same mistake twice. ;-)
|> 

pragma Cheap_Shot;


Missed milestones, unexpectedly long test times, poor, buggy
performance... has "C" written all over it.

...but I do applaud your (newfound) caution.

T.E.D.