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=-0.4 required=5.0 tests=AC_FROM_MANY_DOTS,BAYES_00 autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,72df971449cd9b02 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-04-16 13:50:03 PST Path: supernews.google.com!sn-xit-03!supernews.com!newsswitch.lcs.mit.edu!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!newsfeed.icl.net!newsfeed.icl.net!news-x.support.nl!isdnet!psinet-france!psiuk-f4!psiuk-p4!uknet!psiuk-n!news.pace.co.uk!nh.pace.co.uk!not-for-mail From: "Marin David Condic" Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Ada95 and .NET Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2001 16:30:30 -0400 Organization: Posted on a server owned by Pace Micro Technology plc Message-ID: <9bfkp7$b4o$1@nh.pace.co.uk> References: <3AD1D5FC.2880536D@t-online.de> <9bevqg$4ib$1@nh.pace.co.uk> <3ADB1CCA.9FE756B9@lmco.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: 136.170.200.133 X-Trace: nh.pace.co.uk 987453031 11416 136.170.200.133 (16 Apr 2001 20:30:31 GMT) X-Complaints-To: newsmaster@pace.co.uk NNTP-Posting-Date: 16 Apr 2001 20:30:31 GMT X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4522.1200 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4522.1200 Xref: supernews.google.com comp.lang.ada:6926 Date: 2001-04-16T20:30:31+00:00 List-Id: As I understand it, to "Homer" something up, one must succeed in spite of enormous ineptitude and incompetence. A gratuitous example: To fall asleep at the control pannel of the nuclear power plant and accidentally bump the "off" switch in the midst of a reactor scram, thus becoming a hero while being derilect in one's duty. I'd like to think Ada is more anti-Homer: It manages to fail in spite of enormous capability while lesser languages go on to success. In contrast, Al Bundy could win the lottery and be riding high, only to know that at any minute the IRS is going to come along and slam him in jail while Peggy spends the whole wad on cosmetics. - But Ada isn't quite like that because it has not experienced some kind of enormous success only to have it snatched away. Maybe its more the Drew Carey of programming languages. Great at its job, but never recognized and always tormented by its ugly co-worker, Mimi. (C is the "Mimi" of programming languages?) Well, this has drifted a bit far afield, eh? :-) MDC -- Marin David Condic Senior Software Engineer Pace Micro Technology Americas www.pacemicro.com Enabling the digital revolution e-Mail: marin.condic@pacemicro.com Web: http://www.mcondic.com/ "William Dale" wrote in message news:3ADB1CCA.9FE756B9@lmco.com... > I think its more of the Homer Simpson of programming languages - it does > work at Nuclear Power plants? ;-) >