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Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada,comp.lang.c++,comp.realtime,comp.software-eng
Subject: Re: Teaching new tricks to an old dog (C++ -->Ada)
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From: Ludovic Brenta <ludovic.brenta@insalien.org>
Date: Sat, 05 Mar 2005 15:25:14 +0100
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"EventHelix.com" writes:
> What specific features are you missing in C++. Before moving
> to Ada consider this:
>
> - It will be hard to find developers for Ada

Wrong.  There are more and more people knowledgeable in Ada, and if
someone won't learn, they probably are not a good software engineer to
begin with.  The OP, at least, shows proper scientific attitude of
willingness to learn and of choosing based on facts, not perception.

> - You might end up making more mistakes with Ada because of
>    inexperience with Ada.

Wrong.  I took that route 4 years ago, and found that the compiler
would catch all my stupid mistakes.  When it comes to reliability, Ada
compilers are your friends; C++ compilers are your enemies.

> - Ada tools will fall short of the extensive set of C++ related tools.

This depends on the actual environment; such a broad statement, not
backed up by any hard evidence, is just plain FUD.

-- 
Ludovic Brenta.