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: 103376,971aa11c293c3db1 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-07-18 08:16:55 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!newsfeed.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news.tele.dk!194.42.224.136!diablo.netcom.net.uk!netcom.net.uk!easynet-monga!easynet-melon!easynet.net!psiuk-p2!uknet!psiuk-n!news.pace.co.uk!nh.pace.co.uk!not-for-mail From: "Marin David Condic" Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Ada The Best Language? Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2001 10:27:08 -0400 Organization: Posted on a server owned by Pace Micro Technology plc Message-ID: <9j46bt$3qj$1@nh.pace.co.uk> References: <5be89e2f.0107170838.c71ad61@posting.google.com> <9j1uio$8br$1@nh.pace.co.uk> <5be89e2f.0107171810.1cee29c0@posting.google.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: 136.170.200.133 X-Trace: nh.pace.co.uk 995466429 3923 136.170.200.133 (18 Jul 2001 14:27:09 GMT) X-Complaints-To: newsmaster@pace.co.uk NNTP-Posting-Date: 18 Jul 2001 14:27:09 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:10159 Date: 2001-07-18T14:27:09+00:00 List-Id: Well, if Ada has nothing to offer and this is obvious then why are you bothering to a) read this newsgroup and b) post to it at all? If you have a serious question about Ada and its potential benefits and are willing to entertain the possibility that maybe Ada *is* a better choice than C++, then we will be more than happy to point to resources for you or help you learn the language or answer questions about the language. But a blanket statement that seems to be saying "Ada is s**t! Why are you guys bothering???" seems more calculated to start a flame war than to get a serious question answered. Try rephrasing into a question we can answer & we'll undoubtedly get more friendly. 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/ "codesavvy" wrote in message news:5be89e2f.0107171810.1cee29c0@posting.google.com... > I don't care if you think I'm trolling, I'm not. I think the answer > is rather obvious, Ada has nothing to offer that is substantially > better than what C++ offers. I've read posts in this news group that > extoll Ada for it's many virtues but the truth of the matter is that > they are overrated if they exist at all. Are there any statistics > that state that Ada leads to more reliable, maintainable, or robust > code than does C++? What class(es) of programming problems does Ada > solve that C++ can't?