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From: "Tarjei Tj�stheim Jensen" <tarjei.jensen@kvaerner.no>
Subject: Re: "Gone But Not Forgotten"
Date: 1999/04/10
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Richard D Riehle wrote
> Just chalk it up to an unfortunate case of a very ignorant
> man making pronouncements about something he does not know
> anything about.  Sadly, his rantings are widely read and he
> is a good enough writer that he can influence people toward
> the same irrational assessment of Ada that he has made.


I think he doesn't like the strong typing in Ada. That is the impression I get
from reading his comments about the type safe sql addition to Ada (don't
remember the name, but it is made by the company formerly known as
intermetrics).


Greetings,