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-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,43e0222b9bff9a11,start X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2003-05-01 18:14:41 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news.uchicago.edu!newsswitch.lcs.mit.edu!newsfeed.mathworks.com.MISMATCH!newsfeed!wn13feed!wn12feed!worldnet.att.net!204.127.198.203!attbi_feed3!attbi.com!rwcrnsc52.ops.asp.att.net.POSTED!not-for-mail From: tmoran@acm.org Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: errors in CACM column X-Newsreader: Tom's custom newsreader Message-ID: <4Ejsa.170716$gK.261856@rwcrnsc52.ops.asp.att.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: 12.234.13.56 X-Complaints-To: abuse@attbi.com X-Trace: rwcrnsc52.ops.asp.att.net 1051838080 12.234.13.56 (Fri, 02 May 2003 01:14:40 GMT) NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 02 May 2003 01:14:40 GMT Organization: AT&T Broadband Date: Fri, 02 May 2003 01:14:40 GMT Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:36825 Date: 2003-05-02T01:14:40+00:00 List-Id: Robert Glass' Practical Programmer column argues that popular languages are domain-independent (eg C), but good ones are domain-dependent (eg Fortran). He then says that Ada was designed to be domain-specific for real-time, but was converted to "make a domain-independent sow's ear out of a domain-specific silk purse." My understanding is that is incorrect as history. He then says "... and Ada died the kind of slow death that PL/1 has." This appears incorrect as current events, as, say, a glance at comp.lang.ada vs comp.lang.pl1 shows. My understanding is that Ada started as domain-independent (or at least "everything the DOD wants programmed) , and has migrated to the domain of "robust" programs. Could someone who knows please comment (preferably to CACM Letters)?