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: 103376,539157e0f6cd0993 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2002-06-12 04:18:11 PST Message-ID: <3D072DD0.F2DB0942@spamtrap.baesystems.com> Date: Wed, 12 Jun 2002 12:17:36 +0100 From: David Gillon Organization: BAE Systems Avionics X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.73 [en] (WinNT; U) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: C programmers and safety critical systems programming References: <3D062BA8.5B7F2C26@NOSPAM.visteon.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit NNTP-Posting-Host: rc3284.rochstr.gmav.gecm.com X-Trace: pull.gecm.com 1023880659 rc3284.rochstr.gmav.gecm.com (12 Jun 2002 12:17:39 +0100) Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!newsfeed.icl.net!kibo.news.demon.net!demon!btnet-peer0!btnet-feed5!btnet!newreader.ukcore.bt.net!pull.gecm.com!not-for-mail Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:25785 Date: 2002-06-12T12:17:36+01:00 List-Id: Marin David Condic wrote: > The comment he published from the "Ada Professional" was indeed rather > rudely stated. One would hope that any future comments sent to Mr. Barr > would be put on a more positive note and would be a little more respectful. Not to mention justifiable. I can't see how any professional, whatever his religious persuasion , can claim that version control, full documentation, coding standards, independent testing and inspections 'encourage medicrity'. -- David Gillon