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From: James Rhodes <james.rhodes@gecm.com>
Subject: Re: Is the "Ada mandate" being reconsidered?
Date: 1996/07/11
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gwinn@res.ray.com (Joe Gwinn) wrote:
>In article <4rrrvg$j9b@rational.rational.com>, rlk@rational.com (Bob
>Kitzberger) wrote:
>
>> Joe Gwinn (gwinn@res.ray.com) wrote:
>> 
>> : That said, on (for instance) FAA jobs, where the allowed languages now
>> : range all the way from ANSI C to C++  [...]
>> 
>> This seems to imply that Ada is not 'allowed' on FAA projects.
>> I'm having a hard time believing that's true...
>
>I'm not just implying it, I'm saying it right out loud, based on the last
>couple of FAA jobs I have been involved in bidding on.  I have read the
>actual FAA RFPs; they are quite clear.  They list ANSI C and C++ as the
>only allowed choices.  Ada is nowhere mentioned, a sharp contrast with
>previous FAA RFPs, which mandated Ada.
>
>Joe Gwinn

But what will they be doing?

Making sure planes don't crash into each other, or some
some such mission critical system, on a dedicated platform?

or

recording the rota for the cleaning of the airport toilets,
on PC which will only be booted with the program occasionally?


my guesses for which language are appropriate for what are the
predictable ones.


James.

(Hmmn, in some airports I've been unfortunate to be in a mission
critical toilet cleaning rota wouldn't have been a bad idea ;-)