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,d1df6bc3799debed X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public From: "Marin David Condic, 561.796.8997, M/S 731-93" Subject: Re: Not intended for use in medical, Date: 1997/05/14 Message-ID: <97051414391370@psavax.pwfl.com>#1/1 X-Deja-AN: 241580454 Sender: Ada programming language Comments: Gated by NETNEWS@AUVM.AMERICAN.EDU X-Vms-To: SMTP%"INFO-ADA@VM1.NODAK.EDU" Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada X-Vms-Cc: CONDIC Date: 1997-05-14T00:00:00+00:00 List-Id: Jeff Carter writes: >This is true. However, having worked on a US$billion project on which >the only tools were an Ada compiler (this was before 1995, so it was an >Ada-83 compiler in today's parlance), UNIX, and vi (that's right, not >even a source-level debugger), I view all claims that "this problem is >solved by better tools" with a jaundiced eye. > Yeah Verrily! And AMEN! Lots of folks have never been stuck in the position of trying to develop tomorrow's technology with yesterday's tools and think it's easy to get the company to shell out bucks for better stuff. (*Especially* true in the Defense Industry! This is because programmer time is chargeable to the contract, but computers, xerox machines, rubber bands and paper clips come out of capital appropriations. So if you wait in line for an hour to use a xerox machine, that's O.K. 'cause it's someone elses money. Buying a second xerox machine is *company* money!) MDC Marin David Condic, Senior Computer Engineer ATT: 561.796.8997 Pratt & Whitney, GESP Fax: 561.796.4669 West Palm Beach, FL Internet: CONDICMA@PWFL.COM =============================================================================== "I saw a bank that said "24 Hour Banking", but I don't have that much time." -- Steven Wright ===============================================================================