Re: Ada used in General Aviation (GA) applications?

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

Why must it take longer to get to market with Ada? I don't think it 
does. Not when you get the "All Other Things Being Equal" magic ticket 
in hand. The problem is the "All Other Things Being Equal" part. Fix 
that first and you'll instantly be competitive because Ada development 
can be more productive. Add additional leverage for the problem domain 
and it can't be ignored. If you *really* had a way to get to market 
twice as fast as the leading competitor, and the industry folks refused 
to believe you, go open a competing business and blow their doors off 
with your spiffy, extra-added-value, secret weapon: Ada.

MDC



Ludovic Brenta wrote:
> 
> 
> This is not really a no-cost strategy; it basically acknowledges that
> the non-Ada code is to be thrown away.  Engineers working on that code
> will rightly feel they are not being recognised, so the quality of the
> first project would be abysmal.  This plus the cost of developing the
> thing twice is not negligible.
> 
> I would prefer an approach where a partial delivery occurs early to
> please the customer(s), but this partial delivery would be 100% Ada
> and would be partial in functionality, not in quality.
> 
> Of course, the vendor ofsuch software needs to educate the customers,
> saying "see, this does only part of what you want, but it is so solid
> you can entrust your life to it.  The other parts of what you want can
> now be implemented quickly and with the same quality level".
> 


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