Re: Converting Ada Tasks To VxWorks Tasks?

[Jeff Carter <jrcarter@acm.org>]

Michael Hartsough wrote:
> that "we" were a C shop. He's tired of trying to hire Ada-knowledgeable
> developers, and tired of talking with those of us who know Ada. If you
> know something he doesn't you're a threat to him.
> 
> I've been vilified by the powers-that-be for making this particular
> program multi-tasking. In "our shop" the only way to implement
> a real-time system is by employing a cyclic-executive.
> 
> Anyways, he has mandated that all Ada code shall be converted to
> either C or C++. Ada compilers are too expensive. Ada developers
> are too expensive to find and retain.

So we have a manager making indefensible technical decisions, refusing
to listen to his technical people, and abusing his power because his
technical people managed to get something done well despite him. I
suggest you hit him back where it counts: Take an Ada job elsewhere. He
won't have anyone to translate his working Ada into non-working C++, and
no one to maintain it if he decides to keep it. Sooner or later the
consequences will affect his career; if not, you certainly shouldn't
want to be working there.

> 
> Forgive me for blowing off some steam.

No problem.

-- 
Jeff Carter
"English bed-wetting types."
Monty Python & the Holy Grail