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=1.1 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_05,REPLYTO_WITHOUT_TO_CC autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,d274f280c8c4a8b8 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2002-02-23 09:15:04 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!newsfeed.cwix.com!howland.erols.net!newsfeed.mindspring.net.MISMATCH!newsfeed0.news.atl.earthlink.net!news.atl.earthlink.net!news.mindspring.net!not-for-mail From: Richard Riehle Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Mainstream Ada Date: Sat, 23 Feb 2002 09:21:16 -0800 Organization: AdaWorks Software Engineering Message-ID: <3C77CF8C.93F1837@adaworks.com> References: Reply-To: richard@adaworks.com NNTP-Posting-Host: 9e.fc.cc.9d Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Server-Date: 23 Feb 2002 17:14:20 GMT X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.7 [en] (Win98; I) X-Accept-Language: en Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:20306 Date: 2002-02-23T17:14:20+00:00 List-Id: Al Mole wrote: > Is Ada the right language ? Can it be sold mainstream ? Once the reputation of a virtuous person is sullied by widespread prevarication, it is difficult to overcome the public perception, however wrong it may be. Ada is the right language for many applications where dependability is a key non-functional requirement. At present, functional requirements overshadow non-functional requirements in the world of commercial software. That is, features are easier to sell than quality. As the users of software products mature and become more demanding, we may see quality issues become more important. At present, the major purveyors of software products, especially those who sell operating systems, have put "bells and whistles" over quality. The phenomenon is somewhat analogous to the carrot and stick technique horse motivation. We consumers are so fascinated with the prospects of eating the carrot that we never quite get it that the stick keeps it out of reach of our teeth. Richard Riehle