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From: Kilgallen@SpamCop.net (Larry Kilgallen)
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Subject: Re: Boeing and Dreamliner
Date: 22 Jun 2003 06:51:03 -0500
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In article <zN9Ja.2184$N%6.569@nwrdny02.gnilink.net>, Hyman Rosen <hyrosen@mail.com> writes:
> rleif wrote:
>> All the Boeing management need to do is read the JAVA and C# literature on
>> why these languages were created. Choosing an inferior technology is bad;
>> choosing and inferior, obsolete technology is worse. 
>> 
>> I might note that there are enough potential expert witnesses in this group
>> to cause Boeing grave financial damage in the event management is negligent
>> in the choice of programming language and this negligence leads to deaths or
>> injuries.
> 
> Ada made the Ariane 5 crash!

Inappropriate software reuse, possibly caused by management pennypinching,
made the Ariane 5 crash.