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: 115aec,7d107e452bdd8496 X-Google-Attributes: gid115aec,public X-Google-Thread: 103376,1db77fbb2768946e X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-Thread: 1143c4,7d107e452bdd8496 X-Google-Attributes: gid1143c4,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-10-04 07:05:13 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.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: linux.dev.kernel,comp.realtime,comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Is Linux right for Embedded? Date: Thu, 4 Oct 2001 09:51:16 -0400 Organization: Posted on a server owned by Pace Micro Technology plc Message-ID: <9phpgn$aar$1@nh.pace.co.uk> References: <3BB69F21.B5AA7451@intercom.com> <9pcvbn$r52$1@xmission.xmission.com> <9pd4s402bga@drn.newsguy.com> <9pfcps$p0l$1@xmission.xmission.com> <9pfeiu$cfr$1@nh.pace.co.uk> <9pfj8a$ebc$1@nh.pace.co.uk> <9pfuqg$ikl$1@nh.pace.co.uk> <9pg8j901ap6@drn.newsguy.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: dhcp-200-133.miami.pace.co.uk X-Trace: nh.pace.co.uk 1002203479 10587 136.170.200.133 (4 Oct 2001 13:51:19 GMT) X-Complaints-To: newsmaster@news.cam.pace.co.uk NNTP-Posting-Date: 4 Oct 2001 13:51:19 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:4617 comp.realtime:3966 comp.lang.ada:13721 Date: 2001-10-04T13:51:19+00:00 List-Id: Never said I was against code reuse. (Did I say that somewhere and forget? Let me check..... Nope! Can't find a single place I said that I thought reuse was A Bad Thing :-) I said that in some types of development for some problem domains, code reuse is not very interesting or important - for a variety of reasons. Of course reuse is a good way to speed time to market. Where would we be without APIs to operating systems or GUI interfaces, etc? That's "reuse" and the more of it you can do, the better. The point is, if a given application domain isn't interested in reuse, then there are still *other* reasons why Ada is an advantage. Those areas should be emphasized when talking to developers who don't have an interest in the long term benefits Ada has. 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/ "pete@nospam" wrote in message news:9pg8j901ap6@drn.newsguy.com... > > but but but, code REUSE is what will make time-to-market much smaller. > > Ada is one of the best languages for designing code reuse, which means > if you want very short time-to-market, then Ada is one of the best choices. > > >Otherwise, folks in a fast-moving throw-away market may find the argument > >interesting, but not compelling. > > > > Untill they see that code reuse == profit and shorter time-to-market. > > of course, writing packages with the idea of REUSE requires more time > and effort, but it will soon pays of (in the next project). >