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: 103376,31c0457c1c47fc2 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-10-24 12:57:14 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!newsfeeds.belnet.be!news.belnet.be!psinet-eu-nl!psiuk-p4!psiuk-p3!uknet!psiuk-n!news.pace.co.uk!nh.pace.co.uk!not-for-mail From: "Marin David Condic" Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Have you ever had a bug caused by... Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2001 15:34:49 -0400 Organization: Posted on a server owned by Pace Micro Technology plc Message-ID: <9r754q$2r1$1@nh.pace.co.uk> References: <27085883.0110191714.784d3d25@posting.google.com> <27085883.0110222226.76e006a2@posting.google.com> <9r3dv302pbi@drn.newsguy.com> <9r3sen$dnj$1@nh.pace.co.uk> <3BD6AC26.979AA69B@earthlink.net> <3BD70EA2.655805A6@boeing.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: dhcp-200-133.miami.pace.co.uk X-Trace: nh.pace.co.uk 1003952090 2913 136.170.200.133 (24 Oct 2001 19:34:50 GMT) X-Complaints-To: newsmaster@news.cam.pace.co.uk NNTP-Posting-Date: 24 Oct 2001 19:34:50 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:15152 Date: 2001-10-24T19:34:50+00:00 List-Id: Well, if they were *good* engineers, they'd design to the strength of the materials they had. It would be the construction contractor using a grade of steel of lower quality than specified who would go to jail. :-) The point is taken, but as an engineer, one has to often work with what is available and not with what might be optimal. 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/ "Jeffrey Carter" wrote in message news:3BD70EA2.655805A6@boeing.com... > > When new projects started with substandard steel as the implementation > material, they, being good civil engineers, simply built the bridge with > it. > > Of course, when the bridge collapses and kills people, the civil > engineers go to jail. When the S/W fails, the manager gets promoted. >