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: 103376,1db77fbb2768946e X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-Thread: 115aec,7d107e452bdd8496 X-Google-Attributes: gid115aec,public X-Google-Thread: 1143c4,7d107e452bdd8496 X-Google-Attributes: gid1143c4,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-10-01 13:55:06 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!sn-xit-02!supernews.com!news.tele.dk!small.news.tele.dk!193.190.198.17!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: linux.dev.kernel,comp.realtime,comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Is Linux right for Embedded? Date: Mon, 1 Oct 2001 16:46:25 -0400 Organization: Posted on a server owned by Pace Micro Technology plc Message-ID: <9pakn4$fp9$1@nh.pace.co.uk> References: <3BB69F21.B5AA7451@intercom.com> <9p84tm$1ovg$1@news.cybercity.dk> <9pa0in$8bb$1@nh.pace.co.uk> <9pa9of$9me$1@xmission.xmission.com> <9pae0i$dbq$1@nh.pace.co.uk> <9pah5l01o0q@drn.newsguy.com> <5sFiXApYle76@eisner.encompasserve.org> NNTP-Posting-Host: dhcp-200-133.miami.pace.co.uk X-Trace: nh.pace.co.uk 1001969188 16169 136.170.200.133 (1 Oct 2001 20:46:28 GMT) X-Complaints-To: newsmaster@news.cam.pace.co.uk NNTP-Posting-Date: 1 Oct 2001 20:46:28 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 linux.dev.kernel:4085 comp.realtime:3915 comp.lang.ada:13596 Date: 2001-10-01T20:46:28+00:00 List-Id: Therein lies the rub! If some company produces a widget that *isn't* in the lab being debugged, that's where the consumer will buy from. With time to market being what it is, it pays to get it right the first time. I got the feeling that Mike's post was a bit tongue-in-cheek - trying to illustrate one of the reasons programmers may prefer C. There may be some truth in there - but I think most programmers want to do a good job. Possibly spending lots of time in the lab with an analyzer and a debugger is perceived as "doing a good job" - or at least maybe the "fun" part of the job. 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/ "Larry Kilgallen" wrote in message news:5sFiXApYle76@eisner.encompasserve.org... > In article <9pah5l01o0q@drn.newsguy.com>, mike@nospam writes: > > But the customers can fire the whole company !