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-Thread: 103376,a9bbfb8cd49f1a51 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit Path: g2news1.google.com!news4.google.com!news.glorb.com!atl-c03.usenetserver.com!news.usenetserver.com!atl-c08.usenetserver.com!news.usenetserver.com!pc01.usenetserver.com!ALLTEL.NET-a2kHrUvQQWlmc!not-for-mail Date: Fri, 22 Jul 2005 13:01:38 -0500 From: "Marc A. Criley" User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0 (Windows/20041206) X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Isn't this in favour of Ada?? References: <42d64dde$0$64794$edfadb0f@dread12.news.tele.dk> <1121352985.715265.125490@g49g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> <42e0a08e$0$72206$edfadb0f@dread12.news.tele.dk> <1837b$42e0f0ba$4995066$29650@ALLTEL.NET> <42e0f666$0$54741$edfadb0f@dread12.news.tele.dk> In-Reply-To: <42e0f666$0$54741$edfadb0f@dread12.news.tele.dk> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-ID: <3e15$42e13479$4995605$15867@ALLTEL.NET> X-Complaints-To: abuse@usenetserver.com Organization: UseNetServer.com X-Trace: 03e1542e13479a13cf3a015867 Xref: g2news1.google.com comp.lang.ada:3736 Date: 2005-07-22T13:01:38-05:00 List-Id: Erlo Haugen wrote: > Marc A. Criley wrote: > >> Nope. Engineering is focused on implementation. A critical component >> of software engineering therefore is implementation language. >> > So, a design dependends on implementation? As noted in other postings, yes, design has to take the implementation environment into account. E.g., does your design exploit concurrency? This can make a difference in your choice of Ada vs Lisp for implementation. >> Does Tiger Woods buy his clubs at Wal-Mart? A good golfer... >> >> Do Formula One racing teams get their tools from K-Mart? A good >> mechanic... > > Those are craftsmen, not designers. Okay, do skyscraper architects use T-squares and pencils? A good architect ... Do commercial aircraft designers use graph paper, a French Curve, and a compass? A good aircraft designer... Remember, we're talking detailed designs sufficient to begin implementation, not Burt Rutan's whiteboard. -- Marc A. Criley -- www.mckae.com -- DTraq - XPath In Ada -- XML EZ Out