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: 103376,92ab0b93767eaa5e X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-08-21 14:45:01 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: Comment on Ada usage Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2001 17:40:41 -0400 Organization: Posted on a server owned by Pace Micro Technology plc Message-ID: <9lukgq$f5f$1@nh.pace.co.uk> References: <3B82CD0B.4A551A42@sparc01.ftw.rsc.raytheon.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: dhcp-200-133.miami.pace.co.uk X-Trace: nh.pace.co.uk 998430042 15535 136.170.200.133 (21 Aug 2001 21:40:42 GMT) X-Complaints-To: newsmaster@news.cam.pace.co.uk NNTP-Posting-Date: 21 Aug 2001 21:40:42 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:12196 Date: 2001-08-21T21:40:42+00:00 List-Id: Well, he did say a nice (if inaccurate) thing about Ada - that he thought all compilers should have the kind of validation Ada has. His observation is that Ada compilers don't have bugs as a result - something that demonstrates he's never used an Ada compiler seriously! It might be accurate to say that Ada compilers have substantially fewer "bugs" and/or diversions from the standard due to validation. Still, the tone was definitely condescending to both of us Ada programmers. :-) Of course, complaining about it isn't going to help - basically he's right. There isn't much Ada use in embedded systems compared to C(++) and the guys doing that work aren't terribly fond of Ada. The way to correct the attitude he has is to correct the problem - make Ada more available and more popular and then we don't have to whine when someone picks on our favorite language. 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/ "Ted Dennison" wrote in message news:EgAg7.9667$2u.71724@www.newsranger.com... > > That was a reader survey. In the article he comes right out and says this isn't > even close to scientific. He even points out some places where their numbers are > horribly at odds with more scientific polls. > > I'd be more interested in Jerry Petry's opinion of his charactarization of Forth > vs. Ada, as he's a fan of both languages (whereas this guy obviously isn't).