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,be9bf965710b207c X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-07-20 22:18:05 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!newsfeed.google.com!postnews1.google.com!not-for-mail From: mjsilva@jps.net (Mike Silva) Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: official recommendations of Ada Date: 20 Jul 2001 22:18:05 -0700 Organization: http://groups.google.com/ Message-ID: <5267be60.0107202118.22b579a8@posting.google.com> References: NNTP-Posting-Host: 209.239.210.98 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Trace: posting.google.com 995692685 3679 127.0.0.1 (21 Jul 2001 05:18:05 GMT) X-Complaints-To: groups-support@google.com NNTP-Posting-Date: 21 Jul 2001 05:18:05 GMT Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:10384 Date: 2001-07-21T05:18:05+00:00 List-Id: 18k11tm001@sneakemail.com (Russ) wrote in message news:... > I work in an environment dominated by C/C++, and I would like to > recommend Ada for a safety-critical application that is about to be > initiated. I think official recommendations of respected standards > organizations will carry a lot of weight. I came across a reference to > IEC-1508, for example, which apparently recommends Ada. However, the > document must be ordered and costs over $100. Yes, I should go ahead > and get it, but I am wondering if the actual Ada recommendation is > available online somewhere. Also, does anyone know of other official > recommendations of Ada over other languages for critical software > (either online or available through snail-mail)? Thanks. One thing isn't clear to me -- is your "environment" already developing safety-critical apps? If so, are they using C or C++? Mike