Re: Difference between ADA and c++

[Nasser]

In article <01bcafdf$50784b80$7774d8cc@fatman>, "Michael says...
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>Here are several comparisions of Ada and C++ on the www:
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>Comparing Development Costs of C and Ada
>http://sw-eng.falls-church.va.us/AdaIC/docs/reports/cada/cada_art.html 
>

From the above article :

"Conclusions 

The cost, quality, and other metrics data displayed in Tables 1 through 
4 permit me to make the following three conclusions, none of which will 
make me popular with my many friends in the Ada community: 

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The jury is still out on Ada95. There are still too few users to 
determine if Ada95 will deliver its promised benefits. Those who use 
the language to develop products complain that poor compilers and the 
lack of tools and bindings make their jobs difficult. 

C and C++ have become more cost-effective. The costs and quality 
advantages Ada has enjoyed over C and C++ have almost disappeared 
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as these languages have become more widely used. The only application
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domain where Ada currently seems to hold a cost advantage is airborne 
and spaceborne avionics." 

What I dont understand about the above statment is this:
If you agree that langauge A is better than language B, then 
how could the more use of B makes A advantage over B disappear? 

This is like saying, if something does not taste as good, then by 
eating more of it, it will, somehow, starts to taste as good.

Nasser