Re: A scapegoat once again :(

[Gautier write-only <gautier_niouzes@hotmail.com>]

On May 20, 5:13 pm, Britt Snodgrass <britt.snodgr...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Seen on DailyTech today:
>
> http://www.dailytech.com/F22+Upgrades+Over+Budget+and+Behind+Schedule...
>
> "The cause of the delay in delivery stems from the programming
> language used called Ada. The Ada language was once a DoD standard,
> but the use of the language has waned in the last 15 years. Analyst
> Loren Thompson from the Lexington Institute said, "It tends to impede
> quick upgrades to the system to which it is the base software."
>
> It’s really sad and disturbing to read such an incorrect and
> uninformed statement. How could Ada "impede quick upgrades" unless
> they really mean that the coders they've been hiring recently are
> intimidated by compiler warnings.

It is especially wrong considering upgrades: it is difficult to have
quicker upgrades than with Ada (at least, GNAT):
- Install the new GNAT (a few minutes)
- *That's it* ! No need to spend a week upgrading sources or running
upgrade wizards like with MS tools for instance.
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