Re: Mainstream Ada

[Richard Riehle <richard@adaworks.com>]

Hyman Rosen wrote:

> Richard Riehle wrote:
> > At present, functional requirements overshadow non-functional
>  > requirements in the world of commercial software. That is,
>  > features are easier to sell than quality.
>
> You know we usually fight over Ada vs. C++ issues, but I think
> I'm going to take Ada's side here. I don't like Ada all that
> much, but it's mostly for stylistic reasons. I believe, however,
> that an Ada programmer can pound out features just as well, and
> just as quickly, as a Java or C++ programmer. Are you really
> suggesting that commercial software developers who choose Ada
> will have to forego adding features to their software? That's
> not going to do much for Ada advocacy!

Clever response, Dr. Rosen, but its intent is rather transparent.
We both know it is a wrong interpretation of my message, and
intended only as a provocation, not as a serious comment.

Richard Riehle