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: 2001-11-05 07:07:38 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!sunqbc.risq.qc.ca!297401!news.imp.ch!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: Mon, 5 Nov 2001 09:59:11 -0500 Organization: Posted on a server owned by Pace Micro Technology plc Message-ID: <9s69g0$9rb$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> <9rrmvl$98d$1@nh.pace.co.uk> <3BE4221B.34589071@adaworks.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: dhcp-200-133.miami.pace.co.uk X-Trace: nh.pace.co.uk 1004972352 10091 136.170.200.133 (5 Nov 2001 14:59:12 GMT) X-Complaints-To: newsmaster@news.cam.pace.co.uk NNTP-Posting-Date: 5 Nov 2001 14:59:12 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:15806 Date: 2001-11-05T14:59:12+00:00 List-Id: Oh, it always is. To be fair, once you get reasonably sophisticated with Ada, you can find yourself frustrated by the details. For example, when you start getting into the complexities of generic instantiation, inheritance, etc., you discover that sometimes what you want to do and what seems reasonable to do is in fact impossible to do. So even Ada has "warts", if you will, that can only be discovered by becoming quite familiar with it. OTOH, at least I've not run into features of Ada that cause serious flaws in the resulting system just by their mere existence and use. Typically, the compiler catches the common errors and won't let you do something that is too inherently risky or error prone. I understand the view that C++ is its own virus. 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/ "Richard Riehle" wrote in message news:3BE4221B.34589071@adaworks.com... > > Ahhhh, but "the devil is in the details." The more preceptive among them > eventually discover that whoever said, "C++ is its own virus" was on to > something. Unfortunately, once they have committed to a particular > course of action, they are stuck with it. It is too late for "buyer's remorse" >