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From: ofut@hubcap.UUCP (A. Jeff Offutt)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada,comp.software-eng
Subject: Re: "Forced to Use Ada"
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Date: 1 Mar 89 23:49:55 GMT
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Organization: Department of Computer Science, Clemson University
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>From article <6125@medusa.cs.purdue.edu>, by rjh@cs.purdue.EDU (Bob Hathaway):
> ...  I'm glad to see someone (the government) advocating modern
> programming languages along with software engineering; the more support
> the better.

C'mon, be careful what you say.  As a scientist/engineer, I do not want
anybody *mandating* the use of technology without clear *technical* proof
that that is in every case the best solution.

Whether you are an Ada fan, a Modula-II fan, a C fan or even open-minded,
it is very clear that the scientific community is not convinced that
Ada (or any language) is the best technology for all applications.  Or
for any application.
-- 
Jeff Offutt
Department of CS, Clemson University, Clemson SC  (803) 656-5866
Internet:	ofut@hubcap.clemson.edu