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=0.6 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,FROM_WORDY autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,447bd1cf7a88c198 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-01-27 13:56:02 PST Path: supernews.google.com!sn-xit-03!supernews.com!hermes.visi.com!news-out.visi.com!feeder.qis.net!ptdnetP!newsgate.ptd.net!nntp.flash.net!news.flash.net!not-for-mail From: "Ken Garlington" Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada References: <3A4F5A4A.9ABA2C4F@chicagonet.net> <3A4F759E.A7D63F3F@netwood.net> <3A50ABDF.3A8F6C0D@acm.org> <92qdnn$jfg$1@news.huji.ac.il> <3A50C371.8B7B871@home.com> <3A51EC04.91353CE7@uol.com.br> <3A529C97.2CA4777F@home.com> <3A53CB9E.EA7CF86C@uol.com.br> <3A5466DE.811D43A5@acm.org> <932aol$ikc$1@nnrp1.deja.com> <932mi6$r2k$1@trog.dera.gov.uk> <9343b1$3g5$1@nnrp1.deja.com> <934iuf$eqv$1@nnrp1.deja.com> <937kc7$ssq$1@nnrp1.deja.com> <93c0e9$4u6$1@nnrp1.deja.com> <93e33l$tfu$1@nnrp1.deja.com> <93ekmo$a14$1@nnrp1.deja.com> <3A6357CF.B80C3666@ix.netcom.com> <3A636F2A.F988973@averstar.com> <3A6CEA26.90EACF3D@ix.netcom.com> <94kkme$amg$1@nnrp1.deja.com> <3A71E168.FC629B19@ix.netcom.com> Subject: Re: Do we need "Mission-Critical" software? Was: What to Do? X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4522.1200 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4522.1200 Message-ID: <5sHc6.3635$467.149582@news.flash.net> Date: Sat, 27 Jan 2001 21:54:09 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 216.215.69.237 X-Complaints-To: abuse@flash.net X-Trace: news.flash.net 980632449 216.215.69.237 (Sat, 27 Jan 2001 15:54:09 CST) NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 27 Jan 2001 15:54:09 CST Organization: FlashNet Communications, http://www.flash.net Xref: supernews.google.com comp.lang.ada:4611 Date: 2001-01-27T21:54:09+00:00 List-Id: "Lao Xiao Hai" wrote in message news:3A71E168.FC629B19@ix.netcom.com... : : Then again, is it unreasonable to expect the decision for a major Dod : weapon system to be made on the basis of technical excellence rather : than on the basis of someone's personal preference for a language that : does more to enhance their resume than to do the job right? Well, with respect to the first part of your statement ("basis of technical excellence,") -- yes, that is unreasonable, since it is generally unreasonable to make any other choice on a single relevant criteria, ignoring all others. DoDD 5000.2-R (Interim), available at http://www.deskbook.osd.mil gives this direction: "Select the programming language in context of the systems and software engineering factors that influence overall life-cycle costs, risks, and the potential for interoperability." Depending upon the situation, this may or may not be Ada.