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=-0.8 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,INVALID_DATE autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: fac41,7d7ee3c3e9e9e103 X-Google-Attributes: gidfac41,public X-Google-Thread: 1108a1,7d7ee3c3e9e9e103 X-Google-Attributes: gid1108a1,public X-Google-Thread: 103376,9f9e8bd17e4d4c4d X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 1994-10-14 06:36:10 PST Path: bga.com!news.sprintlink.net!howland.reston.ans.net!wupost!gumby!newsxfer.itd.umich.edu!jobone!heifetz.msen.com!ilium!gdls.com!gdls.com!not-for-mail From: wilkinso@gdls.com (Robert M. Wilkinson) Newsgroups: comp.lang.eiffel,comp.object,comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Eiffel for DoD development? Date: 13 Oct 1994 07:42:37 -0400 Organization: General Dynamics, Land Systems Division Message-ID: <37j6fd$drh@gdls.com> References: <377864$tv@Starbase.NeoSoft.COM> <379632$9to@starbase.neosoft.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: gdls.com Xref: bga.com comp.lang.eiffel:2272 comp.object:7362 comp.lang.ada:6897 Date: 1994-10-13T07:42:37-04:00 List-Id: In article <379632$9to@starbase.neosoft.com>, David Weller wrote: > >I find >that those that are supporting Eiffel (actually, those that are >challenging that status of Ada as the "one" langauge for the DoD) are >not thinking through the ramifications of using multiple languages on >multiple platforms for many different forms of applications. I don't think the "mandate" is an issue of language choice. The language itself is actually a *very* minor concern when all the "ramifications" and politics are concerned. >As languages go, Ada is _the_ most reliable, portable, and general >purpose language one can use. That's no accident, either :-) This statement is about as accurate as saying that a Corvette is *the* most reliable and useful vehicle one can ever buy. Maybe so for some people, but I hardly think a farmer would agree. Ada has its advantages, just like every other language, and it has its disadvantages, just like every other language. The question is its suitability towards a particular problem. As a refutation to one of your earlier posts, Ada is probably *not* the ideal choice for report writing. It is probably *not* the best language for implementing an operating system. But maybe it is the best language for other purposes. It all depends on the problem. That's why there exists such a plethora of languages. If there was one solve-it-all language, everybody would be using it. -- ____________________________________________________________________________ Rob Wilkinson wilkinso@gdls.com ____________________________________________________________________________