Re: No call for Ada (was Re: Announcing new scripting/prototyping language)

[Marin David Condic <nobody@noplace.com>]

Well, the seat belts are another issue. Its more like a case of 
comparing a '62 Chevvy capable of 70mph with a Lamborghini Countache 
capable of 170mph. Given that most roadways are limited to 65mph by law, 
from an *engineering* perspective, either car will perform acceptably 
with respect to speed. So, depending on other concerns (such as 
financial factors) there is no reason not to choose the '62 Chevvy just 
because it can't outrace the Lamborghini.

Given that all analogies are weak arguments, I'd like to just make sure 
it is clear that I don't consider Ada to be a '62 Chevvy, nor do I 
consider C to be a Lamborghini. I'm only objecting to making the race 
course into an overriding concern when most people will never even get 
on one.

MDC


Preben Randhol wrote:
> 
> Yes. It is like debating which car is best and safest by how far the
> speedometer goes and not caring if it has a seat belt or not. C/C++ do
> not have seat belts.
> 


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