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,FREEMAIL_FROM autolearn=unavailable autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Received: by 10.236.203.49 with SMTP id e37mr32193269yho.50.1415131266300; Tue, 04 Nov 2014 12:01:06 -0800 (PST) X-Received: by 10.140.92.140 with SMTP id b12mr42507qge.14.1415131266273; Tue, 04 Nov 2014 12:01:06 -0800 (PST) Path: eternal-september.org!reader01.eternal-september.org!reader02.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!mx02.eternal-september.org!feeder.eternal-september.org!usenet.blueworldhosting.com!feeder01.blueworldhosting.com!border2.nntp.dca1.giganews.com!nntp.giganews.com!u7no2409322qaz.1!news-out.google.com!u5ni21qab.1!nntp.google.com!u7no2409319qaz.1!postnews.google.com!glegroupsg2000goo.googlegroups.com!not-for-mail Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Date: Tue, 4 Nov 2014 12:01:06 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <8d51db70-c045-4be3-9a99-f471f7476f11@googlegroups.com> Complaints-To: groups-abuse@google.com Injection-Info: glegroupsg2000goo.googlegroups.com; posting-host=93.37.80.64; posting-account=9fwclgkAAAD6oQ5usUYhee1l39geVY99 NNTP-Posting-Host: 93.37.80.64 References: <1c386f07-6531-4cdb-b588-47c708f9f357@googlegroups.com> <8d51db70-c045-4be3-9a99-f471f7476f11@googlegroups.com> User-Agent: G2/1.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 Message-ID: <47da1905-4ad0-4352-b885-0b4578b98a0e@googlegroups.com> Subject: Re: The older you are the stupider you are? From: mockturtle Injection-Date: Tue, 04 Nov 2014 20:01:06 +0000 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Xref: news.eternal-september.org comp.lang.ada:23030 Date: 2014-11-04T12:01:06-08:00 List-Id: On Tuesday, November 4, 2014 3:50:13 PM UTC+1, brbar...@gmail.com wrote: > On Monday, November 3, 2014 9:07:09 PM UTC-5, David Botton wrote: > > (I try not to cross post to much, so if you saw this on Linked'In sorry= ) > >=20 > > I recall as I was getting older that despite a great reputation and fan= tastic portfolio of small to mid size business software projects, the avera= ge client was looking at the grey hairs in my beard and wondering if I was = going to be able to code something "innovative" for his business? > >=20 > > (I often joke that is one of the reasons I became a doctor of oriental = medicine, in medicine the older I get the wiser I am in the eyes of the pat= ients) > >=20 > > Ada for small to mid size business consulting actually has the power to= break the stereo type. I speak from 12 years of experience using Ada for b= usiness consulting and while Ada is not used in the majority of my projects= , a good number of my projects both desktop and web have been written partl= y or entirely in Ada. > >=20 > > 1) Ada carries with it a prestige. "I am going to code you a system in = the same language used for Missiles and Fighter planes." - Wow cool > >=20 > > 2) "You know when you want a system that is going to do exactly what yo= u want, best if you can read for yourself what I am doing, here have a look= at this code..." - I can understand that, you make a great point! (I alway= s make sure to carry some garbage C and JS code.. good luck, the developers= that wrote that stuff can't even read it) > >=20 > > 3) "If you find a developer that codes in Ada you know you have a pro, = not some kid putting back doors to blackmail you later " - Makes sense > >=20 > > 4) "I choose the best tool for the job and anyone with my experience le= vel can tell you it is the design not the language that matters and the bes= t job for your large system is Ada." - You have the experience > >=20 > > 5) "Ada was once mandated for use because it was a solid design choice = by engineers, not some internet home-brew project like C++ or a Mickey mous= e toy scripting language like Java Script, your project needs power, stabil= ity and a solid 30 year old language reviewed and updated last in 2012" (I = bet you didn't know the mandate was a selling point, huh :) > >=20 > > Gnoga's framework brings what you need to code for the cloud in Ada fas= ter and easier than with current web technologies in any other language and= lets you leverage the JS frameworks existing to bringing your business app= s the "Sexy" they need to close the deal. > >=20 > > Ada is the winning choice for Small to Mid Size Business Software. Time= is coming to let them know it! > >=20 > > David Botton >=20 > Many times it's helpful to maintain a sense of humor - at least > to preserve one's sanity. I came across >=20 > https://www.thc.org/root/phun/unmaintain.html >=20 > which is a very long rant about deliberately working to confuse > maintenance programmers while directing blame for the problems > elsewhere. It's a longish read, so look at it when time isn't > critical. Lots of good advice on Java techniques to frustrate=20 > long-term maintenance cost-reduction. >=20 > Bruce B. >From the text: Rename and Reuse This trick works especially well in Ada, a language immune to=20 many of the standard obfuscation techniques.=20 :-)