Re: ada writing guide

["Samuel T. Harris" <samuel_t_harris@Raytheon.com>]

Robert Dewar wrote:
> 
> In article <390483D0.3AE3A577@Raytheon.com>,
>   "Samuel T. Harris" <samuel_t_harris@Raytheon.com> wrote:
> > When programming in the large or huge, every developer simply
> > can't have his own copy of the entire project.
> 
> I agree with that for many reasons.
> 
> > There just  isn't enough disk space available.
> 
> But that's a week argument these days, when you can get 90
> gigs of Raid 5 storage accessible from any NT or Unix machine
> for under $3000. Any organization that let's itself be
> limited by disk space is wasting the time of its programmers!
> 
> The arguments for avoiding unnecssary documentation are
> organizational rather than resource based in my view.
> 
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> Before you buy.

Please be careful for careless use of the word "any".

We have 300 developers, 7000 program units, 150 separate
compilation areas which all have to be pieced together.
Even with a terabyte RAID array we are still running out!
At it cost several more zeros than $3000.

Huge project, numerous parallel development, maintenance
and operational paths, 300 developers, and the need
for reasonable back-up performance. You do the math!
Disk space is a limiting factor!

-- 
Samuel T. Harris, Principal Engineer
Raytheon, Aerospace Engineering Services
"If you can make it, We can fake it!"