Re: ada vs. cpp

[byhoe@greenlime.com (Adrian Hoe)]

"Ralph M?itz" <ralph@work.co.za> wrote in message news:<Xns912FE7C63AC8Dralphworkcoza@196.25.240.158>...
> Greetings,
> 
> I've spent sbout 2 months learning cpp, and now I've discovered ada!
> I can't decide whether to carry on dev. my project ic cpp or rewrite in 
> ada, because it means ppl dev. with me will have to learn ada.(sigh)
> 
> Is it worthwhile to rewrite, if so, why?
> Could I save the cpp code somehow so that I don't have to maybe rewrite?
> 
> Thanks ;-)


Your experience with cpp is relatively new. If you have not gone too
far with cpp, you may want to take a closer look at Ada at the mean
time (You did not mention if you have learnt Ada, just discovered it).

You may want to consider the size of your project and where you are
right now. Than consider your deadline. If you still have plenty of
time, consider Ada.

My company switch to Ada many years ago and we rewrote a completed and
stable project entirely in Ada. We spent months in learning, teaching,
managing and rewriting libraries and project code. It was like hell
but it was fun and we think it is worth all the hardwork, until today.
We use Ada in 99% of all projects today.

Visit http://greenlime.com/Ada-Malaysia for more information.

I would suggest you to look at various aspect of your project and your
team to decide on cpp or Ada. If you need some help especially in
transition and risk management, you can e-mail me.

Adrian Hoe