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 15:36:15 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!newsfeed.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!newsfeeds.belnet.be!news.belnet.be!psinet-eu-nl!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: Ada The Best Language? Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2001 18:00:05 -0400 Organization: Posted on a server owned by Pace Micro Technology plc Message-ID: <9j50t7$eiq$1@nh.pace.co.uk> References: <5be89e2f.0107170838.c71ad61@posting.google.com> <5be89e2f.0107180235.726d46a8@posting.google.com> <9j3rrd$g71$1@s1.read.news.oleane.net> <5be89e2f.0107181029.1e09f6c0@posting.google.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: 136.170.200.133 X-Trace: nh.pace.co.uk 995493607 14938 136.170.200.133 (18 Jul 2001 22:00:07 GMT) X-Complaints-To: newsmaster@pace.co.uk NNTP-Posting-Date: 18 Jul 2001 22:00:07 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:10217 Date: 2001-07-18T22:00:07+00:00 List-Id: This link and the one's concerning Dr. McCormic's study should be in the FAQ. http://www2.dynamite.com.au/aebrain/ADACASE.HTM http://www.stsc.hill.af.mil/crosstalk/2000/aug/mccormick.asp 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/ "Hambut" wrote in message news:fb75c450.0107181348.7a39edce@posting.google.com... > > > > This seems to be suggesting that you feel that there are great > > productivity gains in using Ada. Where is the proof that this is > > indeed the case? What studies have been done to demonstrate this? > > Using Ada is no guarentee that developers won't write crappy, > > unmanagable code, and unmaintainable code. > > > > "Comparing Development Costs of C and Ada" at > http://www.rational.com/products/whitepapers/337.jsp provides a fairly > good study comparing C and Ada. Worth a look. > > (Aside: It would be great to be able point this type of query at a > FAQ. Perhaps even better if it was posted regularly to this > newsgroup, people could then find it in a search fairly easily. Does > one exist? Would it be sensible to post it regularly? )