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=-1.3 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,INVALID_MSGID autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,656a39c165e2438,start X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public From: adam@irvine.com (Adam Beneschan) Subject: New Language Mandate Date: 1997/04/01 Message-ID: <5hrmfi$jp4$1@krusty.irvine.com>#1/1 X-Deja-AN: 230010588 Distribution: world Organization: Irvine Compiler Corporation - Irvine, CA, USA Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Date: 1997-04-01T00:00:00+00:00 List-Id: Readers of this newsgroup are by now well aware that the DoD has said they would drop the requirement that contractors use Ada. I've received some further news on this subject. DoD has decided that they need a mandated language, but because of resistance to Ada, they've decided to try using a different language as the mandated language. Therefore, as of April 1, 1997 (today), all DoD contractors will be required to write their software in the Intercal language. Emmett R. Paige, Jr., defended the choice of Intercal, saying "It's a widely used language, and the syntax is very similar to most other computer languages in existence today. So we expect that programmers of all backgrounds will be comfortable with this choice. We don't expect much resistance to it." Contractors who wish to use a different language will have to request a waiver, and they will need to demonstrate a significant reason why it makes sense to waive the requirement. "In particular", said Paige, "the fact that Intercal is a joke language will *not* be considered an acceptable reason for granting a waiver request." -- Adam