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From: dougcc@csv.viccol.edu.au (Douglas Miller)
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Subject: Re: problems/risks due to programming language
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Date: 27 Feb 90 02:02:06 GMT
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In article <4174@ganymede.inmos.co.uk>, mph@lion.inmos.co.uk (Mike Harrison) writes:
> In article <5017@csv.viccol.edu.au> dougcc@csv.viccol.edu.au (Douglas Miller) writes:
>>Valid but utterly vacuous point, as ADA *was* designed to provide maximal
>>support for software engineering.  I suppose its possible that another
>>(hidden?) design goal was to "have everything".  So what?
>>
> Wrong ! - Ada was designed primarily to save DoD money, secondarily to support
> very long in-service life software (by simplifying the maintenance process), 
> with all kinds of other goodies as a tertiary aim.

I know, these were the *requirements*.  ADA was *designed* to meet these
requirements by providing maximal support for software engineering.

Alternatively I could argue that the requirements you mention basically
define what software engineering is, and you are just nitpicking.