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: 103376,2def9aa85afa5d22 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-11-05 18:07:01 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!sn-xit-02!supernews.com!newsfeed.direct.ca!look.ca!newsfeed1.earthlink.net!newsfeed.earthlink.net!newsmaster1.prod.itd.earthlink.net!newsread1.prod.itd.earthlink.net.POSTED!not-for-mail Message-ID: <3BE745BC.7731CB66@acm.org> From: Jeffrey Carter X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.7 [en] (Win98; U) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Joint Strike Fighter References: <3BDCE159.39F6D422@adaworks.com> <11bf7180.0110290311.4d8d6f04@posting.google.com> <3BDF9C6A.C25520C5@adaworks.com> <3BE023AB.8F235EF5@sparc01.ftw.rsc.raytheon.com> <9rp8mo$6d8$1@nh.pace.co.uk> <9rrmvl$98d$1@nh.pace.co.uk> <3BE4221B.34589071@adaworks.com> <3BE43CDC.F6B1EE30@acm.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Date: Tue, 06 Nov 2001 02:07:00 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 63.178.182.27 X-Complaints-To: abuse@earthlink.net X-Trace: newsread1.prod.itd.earthlink.net 1005012420 63.178.182.27 (Mon, 05 Nov 2001 18:07:00 PST) NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 05 Nov 2001 18:07:00 PST Organization: EarthLink Inc. -- http://www.EarthLink.net X-Received-Date: Mon, 05 Nov 2001 18:03:01 PST (newsmaster1.prod.itd.earthlink.net) Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:15892 Date: 2001-11-06T02:07:00+00:00 List-Id: Ted Dennison wrote: > > What this has to do with Ada, I don't know. I suspect that's just a different > manifestation of stupidity (or more accurately, ignorance). If choosing C++ (or another inappropriate language) can help squeeze more money out of the customer, and Ada doesn't, that is a reason for a contractor to make an inappropriate choice of language. -- Jeff Carter "My brain hurts!" Monty Python's Flying Circus