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: 103376,23963231b5359f74 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-06-12 06:55:53 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!newsfeed.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!newsfeeds.belnet.be!news.belnet.be!diablo.netcom.net.uk!netcom.net.uk!fr.clara.net!heighliner.fr.clara.net!newsfeed.planete.net!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: software suits, was Re: Long names are doom ? Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2001 09:40:01 -0400 Organization: Posted on a server owned by Pace Micro Technology plc Message-ID: <9g563j$mso$1@nh.pace.co.uk> References: NNTP-Posting-Host: 136.170.200.133 X-Trace: nh.pace.co.uk 992353203 23448 136.170.200.133 (12 Jun 2001 13:40:03 GMT) X-Complaints-To: newsmaster@pace.co.uk NNTP-Posting-Date: 12 Jun 2001 13:40:03 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: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:8605 Date: 2001-06-12T13:40:03+00:00 List-Id: I suspect a case could be made on the basis that known technology would avoid a large number of errors. If you build software with weak technology when better technology is proven to work, there's a certain amount of malfeasance there. The other side would argue "Yes, but technology A was in place and the cost of switching to technology B was so high as to be prohibitive." It's worked for the auto industry in the past. It would be interesting to hear the case though... (BTW: Its "Marin" - but don't feel bad - everyone gets it wrong...) 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/ "Robert C. Leif, Ph.D." wrote in message news:mailman.992328167.17608.comp.lang.ada@ada.eu.org... > From: Bob Leif > To: Martin Condic et al. > > If you really want to create a commercial market for Ada, educate some > lawyers. There are enough expert witnesses in the Comp.Lang.Ada and Team-Ada > groups to create mayhem. I have often said that Ada will not solve all of a > medical device company's problems. However together with a reasonable > software process, the use of Ada should help to minimize damages due to > negligence. C++ is a wonderful language for the plaintiffs' attorneys. > > I suspect that the present lack of software sophistication amongst > malpractice lawyers has resulted in the evidence literally being buried. >