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From: bwb@sei.cmu.edu (Bruce Benson)
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Subject: Re: Mindless Transitions!
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Date: 20 Dec 90 18:57:55 GMT
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In article <9012191446.AA10320@logdis1.wr.aflc.af.mil> kmccook@LOGDIS1.WR.AFLC.AF.MIL (GS-09 Ken McCook;SCDD) writes:

<good stuff deleted>
>"Ada Only" is going to cause an incredible drop in productivity.

This is normal and expected in any change of any real significants. The
problem is that most managers don't realize and don't plan for this. I
also wonder if people who sign these mandates get any estimates of
productivity loss, schedule impacts, decrease of quality, etc., etc.  This
is usually called a cost estimate.

<more good stuff deleted>

If we transitioned pilots to new aircraft the way we transition programmers
to new technology, we wouldn't have very many pilots left.

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