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=-0.4 required=5.0 tests=AC_FROM_MANY_DOTS,BAYES_00 autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,e1a91c4d90acda97 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-Thread: 109fba,e1a91c4d90acda97 X-Google-Attributes: gid109fba,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-01-18 07:06:04 PST Path: supernews.google.com!sn-xit-03!supernews.com!logbridge.uoregon.edu!newsfeed.direct.ca!look.ca!newsfeed1.earthlink.net!newsfeed2.earthlink.net!newsfeed.earthlink.net!news.mindspring.net!not-for-mail From: Marin David Condic Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada,comp.lang.c++ Subject: Re: Safety-Critical Systems Developed Using C++ Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2001 10:03:29 -0500 Organization: MindSpring Enterprises Message-ID: <3A6705C1.3CCBF72A@acm.org> References: <945eeq$vmk$1@nnrp1.deja.com> <3A664EC4.6F679BE0@acm.org> <6Hu96.4848$rw.42689@e420r-atl2.usenetserver.com> <3A66AC63.74ECBADB@ix.netcom.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: d1.56.b8.d5 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Server-Date: 18 Jan 2001 15:05:17 GMT X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.07 [en] (WinNT; I) Xref: supernews.google.com comp.lang.ada:4160 comp.lang.c++:40309 Date: 2001-01-18T15:05:17+00:00 List-Id: This is why I didn't like the directive. I *know* the intent was to relax the rules so that other languages could be considered where they made sense. The problem is the *PERCEPTION* that it created - that somehow the DoD was admitting that Ada was a big mistake and should never have been invented in the first place. Those who have a pre-determined dislike of Ada for whatever reasons jumped on this as validation of their prejudice. That was never the intent, but that was the outcome. Yes, there are a large number of defense related programs that use Ada. Yes, the usage of Ada on these programs is strictly voluntary - not mandated. Yes, that does show that intelligent engineering decisions get made in favor of Ada - especially in safety critical areas. But the Anti-Ada-Ites out there seldom want to look at hard facts - just the things that validate their own biases. MDC Lao Xiao Hai wrote: > I keep encountering this kind of misinterpretation of DoD policy regarding > Ada. It seems that even > those who have read Mr. Paige's directive on this subject fail to read it in > its entirety. All they > see is the relaxing of the mandate, not the continued support for Ada. > > Richard Riehle -- ====================================================================== Marin David Condic - Quadrus Corporation - http://www.quadruscorp.com/ Send Replies To: 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/ "I'd trade it all for just a little more" -- Charles Montgomery Burns, [4F10] ======================================================================