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: 103376,2def9aa85afa5d22 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-11-01 07:51:19 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: Joint Strike Fighter Date: Thu, 1 Nov 2001 09:51:36 -0500 Organization: Posted on a server owned by Pace Micro Technology plc Message-ID: <9rrnhq$9fg$1@nh.pace.co.uk> References: <3BDCE159.39F6D422@adaworks.com> <11bf7180.0110290311.4d8d6f04@posting.google.com> <3BDF9C6A.C25520C5@adaworks.com> <3BE023AB.8F235EF5@sparc01.ftw.rsc.raytheon.com> <9rp8mo$6d8$1@nh.pace.co.uk> <11bf7180.0111010338.6dbc1537@posting.google.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: dhcp-200-133.miami.pace.co.uk X-Trace: nh.pace.co.uk 1004626298 9712 136.170.200.133 (1 Nov 2001 14:51:38 GMT) X-Complaints-To: newsmaster@news.cam.pace.co.uk NNTP-Posting-Date: 1 Nov 2001 14:51:38 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:15544 Date: 2001-11-01T14:51:38+00:00 List-Id: It depends entirely on the project and what the project needs. In some cases, you need little more than a compiler. In others, you might find significant leverage with another language because of the availability of (for example) GUI tools, databases, application-specific code generators, etc... Please don't misunderstand me - I'm a fan of Ada and want to see it used widely. I believe there are lots of places it already fits nicely and more places can be made to fit as tools progress. The more widely it is used, the more likely I can find work doing what I like best. :-) I'm merely observing that (to be generous) some projects may migrate to C++ because of perceived availability of tools & resources and that's not totally illigitimate. But I suspect there is more liklihood that the root causes are emotional and human. We human beings have a way of deciding what we want to do for our own interests and then going off and find reasons why that has always been "The Right Choice". :-) 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/ "Ian" wrote in message news:11bf7180.0111010338.6dbc1537@posting.google.com... > > Working currently on the VSTOL predecessor of JSF I don't find > anything that we need from Ada and the available tools that C++ would > provide. Our process,(on a different project) is described in FULL in: >