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=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,be9bf965710b207c X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-07-20 23:10:41 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!newsfeed.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!wn1feed!worldnet.att.net!135.173.83.71!wnfilter1!worldnet-localpost!bgtnsc04-news.ops.worldnet.att.net.POSTED!not-for-mail Message-ID: <3B591D7A.721843E5@worldnet.att.net> From: James Rogers X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.76 [en] (Win98; U) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: official recommendations of Ada References: <5be89e2f.0107200443.678562ea@posting.google.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Date: Sat, 21 Jul 2001 06:10:40 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 12.86.33.229 X-Complaints-To: abuse@worldnet.att.net X-Trace: bgtnsc04-news.ops.worldnet.att.net 995695840 12.86.33.229 (Sat, 21 Jul 2001 06:10:40 GMT) NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 21 Jul 2001 06:10:40 GMT Organization: AT&T Worldnet Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:10386 Date: 2001-07-21T06:10:40+00:00 List-Id: Larry Kilgallen wrote: > > In article <5be89e2f.0107200443.678562ea@posting.google.com>, codesavvy@aol.com (codesavvy) writes: > > 18k11tm001@sneakemail.com (Russ) wrote in message news:... > >> I work in an environment dominated by C/C++, and I would like to > >> recommend Ada for a safety-critical application that is about to be > >> initiated. > > > From management's view point, using Ada instead of C/C++ is taking a > > major risk and when push comes to shove management probably will not > > take such a risk unless they can see the "payback" in using Ada. > > In some cases, management may be willing to try "something different" > that does not disrupt the whole shop. Occasionally management is willing to try something new in an attempt to find a way to reduce costs or improve time to market. During those times it may be reasonable to suggest a change of languages, if only for a small, experimental project. If management believes that everything is going as well as it can then there is no future in suggesting change. You must wait for the management confidence bubble to burst. It usually does when the economic outlook for the company worsens. You need to act when management is beginning to worry, but before they think the only option is to cut all funding and avoid all risk. Jim Rogers Colorado Springs, Colorado USA