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-Thread: bda4de328f,e67cdb1dcad3c668 X-Google-Attributes: gidbda4de328f,public,usenet X-Google-NewGroupId: yes X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 18 Apr 2010 12:23:46 -0500 Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada,comp.lang.fortran,comp.lang.pl1 From: Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz Date: Sun, 18 Apr 2010 13:26:20 -0400 Subject: Re: Why is Ada considered "too specialized" for scientific use References: <4bb9c72c$0$6990$9b4e6d93@newsspool4.arcor-online.net> <4bba8bf1$0$56418$c30e37c6@exi-reader.telstra.net> <4bbb2246$8$fuzhry+tra$mr2ice@news.patriot.net> <4bbb5386$0$56422$c30e37c6@exi-reader.telstra.net> <4bbdf5c6$1$fuzhry+tra$mr2ice@news.patriot.net> Mail-Copies-To: nobody Organization: Atid/2 X-CompuServe-Customer: Yes X-Coriate: interspeed.co.nz X-Ecrate: tanandtanlawyers.com X-Pose: George Cox X-Punge: Micro$oft X-Sanguinate: The MVS Guy X-Terminate: SPA(GIS) X-Tinguish: Mark Griffith X-Treme: C&C,DWS X-WebTV-Stationery: Standard; BGColor=black; TextColor=black Message-ID: <4bcb40bc$2$fuzhry+tra$mr2ice@news.patriot.net> X-Newsreader: MR/2 Internet Cruiser Edition for OS/2 v3.00.11.18 BETA/60 X-Usenet-Provider: http://www.giganews.com NNTP-Posting-Host: 69.72.26.246 X-Trace: sv3-5p91IgwKEuiushiYeNl/vrauy/yYD8gogdK8D5NADNfx/+RdNA2zApkgtZeEcxNeaVO37Q1+tyTGEb3!amx3c5fMheb4BBbrCNIClBEjizGek9/p2ozM9vURA28HbCdb8qKx6H5o9mzgZKoM869xg5Uj4fA5!j5amb099QJovmheewtQz2jMJ0Ulgvoo= X-Abuse-and-DMCA-Info: Please be sure to forward a copy of ALL headers X-Abuse-and-DMCA-Info: Otherwise we will be unable to process your complaint properly X-Postfilter: 1.3.40 X-Received-Date: Sun, 18 Apr 2010 17:23:47 UTC (s01-b018) Path: g2news2.google.com!news2.google.com!goblin3!goblin.stu.neva.ru!news.mb-net.net!open-news-network.org!news.mccarragher.com!s01-b018!cyclone03.ams2.highwinds-media.com!npeer03.iad.highwinds-media.com!news.highwinds-media.com!feed-me.highwinds-media.com!Xl.tags.giganews.com!border1.nntp.dca.giganews.com!nntp.giganews.com!local2.nntp.dca.giganews.com!nntp.posted.lerostechnologies!news.posted.lerostechnologies.POSTED!not-for-mail Xref: g2news2.google.com comp.lang.ada:11025 comp.lang.fortran:24803 comp.lang.pl1:1269 Date: 2010-04-18T13:26:20-04:00 List-Id: In , on 04/16/2010 at 04:04 AM, sjw said: >Sorry, can't be bothered. Especially since this thread was all about >algorithms being *implemented* not *developed*. How do you develop an algorithm without implementing it, if only and a pencil and a dead tree? Would you claim that, e.g., Euclid's Algorithm, was not developed until the advent of computers? -- Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz, SysProg and JOAT Unsolicited bulk E-mail subject to legal action. I reserve the right to publicly post or ridicule any abusive E-mail. Reply to domain Patriot dot net user shmuel+news to contact me. Do not reply to spamtrap@library.lspace.org