Re: Boeing Begins Flight Testing F-22 Block 3S Avionics

["Marin D. Condic" <mcondic-nospam@quadruscorp.com>]

Ken Garlington wrote:
> 
> "Tarver Engineering" <jtarver@tminet.com> wrote in message
> >
> > So in fact the software suite fails the first test of Ada
> transportability.
> 
> Actually, no. Aircraft 4001-4003 do not have a CIP (Common Integrated
> Processor) installed, nor do they have all of the sensors that are installed
> in the later aircraft. Ada's good, but no software language can compensate
> for missing hardware. In other words, if you select the "print" function in
> your favorite software package, and you have no printer, only a crazy person
> (Q.E.D.) would complain about the software.
> 
Is this the same guy who had problems explaining what he meant by
"extended instruction set" with respect to Ada on VAX/VMS? Clearly,
we're dealing with an uninformed and irrational opinion here and I'm
wondering if there is any point to it. (Other than letting the rest of
the world know that this *is* an uninformed and irrational opinion and
they shouldn't adopt it as their own.)

For the record then, here is the opinion of an *Expert*: Ada is one of
the most portable languages ever invented. No language can ever be 100%
portable. No language can make portable a non-portable design. No
language can stop a programmer from making use of non-portable features
of the computing system. If you design for portability, Ada will help
you get there better than most other languages.

MDC, Revered And Respected Expert
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