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=0.6 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_40,INVALID_MSGID autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,6322b2f76bf30f06 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public From: "Marin D. Condic" Subject: Re: Was: Re: Ada95 in Germany Date: 2000/01/15 Message-ID: <3880C67F.A5909D01@quadruscorp.com>#1/1 X-Deja-AN: 573062737 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit References: <387B3F2C.52272A82@frqnet.de> <85ki75$rne$1@nnrp1.deja.com> <387DDCCD.100F2747@frqnet.de> <387DDEFC.58BE357F@rrds.co.uk> <387EF919.6C7E9092@nokia.com> <387F8860.3709F284@quadruscorp.com> <1e4fwmu.zr0wn81gy60wsN%claveman@inetworld.net> Organization: Quadrus Corporation X-Sender: "Marin D. Condic" (Unverified) X-Server-Date: 15 Jan 2000 19:12:28 GMT Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Mime-Version: 1.0 Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Date: 2000-01-15T19:12:28+00:00 List-Id: Charles H. Sampson wrote: > I think you're referring to the failed attempt a few years ago to > develop a new air traffic control system for the U. S. A division of my > company was the software subcontractor for the project, which was large- > ly in Ada. It's my understanding that when the project was shut down, > the manager (from the prime contractor, another company) volunteered > that the choice of programming language was not the cause. I'm writing > from memory of informal chats with colleagues 3000 miles away, but, from > what I heard, it was a classic case of not stabilizing requirements. > That sounds like the one. I know there were some Ada-bigots out there who wanted to blame the language, but realistically speaking, project failure (like business failure) is prima facie evidence of bad management. MDC -- ============================================================= Marin David Condic - Quadrus Corporation - 1.800.555.3393 1015-116 Atlantic Boulevard, Atlantic Beach, FL 32233 http://www.quadruscorp.com/ m c o n d i c @ q u a d r u s c o r p . c o m Visit my web site at: http://www.mcondic.com/ "Capitalism without failure is like religion without sin." -- Allan Meltzer, Economist =============================================================