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=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: fdb77,5f529c91be2ac930 X-Google-Attributes: gidfdb77,public X-Google-Thread: 103376,25d5234e7b6ca361 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-Thread: 1108a1,59ec73856b699922 X-Google-Attributes: gid1108a1,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2003-03-10 10:23:05 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!news.airnews.net!cabal12.airnews.net!usenet From: "John R. Strohm" Newsgroups: comp.lang.java.advocacy,comp.object,comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Ada versus language-X and "getting real work done" (was): 64 bit addressing and OOP Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2003 12:13:53 -0600 Organization: Airnews.net! at Internet America Message-ID: X-Orig-Message-ID: References: <1quq5v0sb922r76rbpmcs2pe19dr4i5a2r@4ax.com> <9fa75d42.0303100722.3bc7adfa@posting.google.com> Abuse-Reports-To: abuse at airmail.net to report improper postings NNTP-Proxy-Relay: library1-aux.airnews.net NNTP-Posting-Time: Mon Mar 10 12:21:02 2003 NNTP-Posting-Host: !a2`Q1k-W1RIGbu (Encoded at Airnews!) 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.java.advocacy:59713 comp.object:59289 comp.lang.ada:35141 Date: 2003-03-10T12:13:53-06:00 List-Id: "soft-eng" wrote in message news:9fa75d42.0303100722.3bc7adfa@posting.google.com... > "John R. Strohm" wrote in message news:... > ... > > of the problems that in C or C++ would normally require the guru to meditate > > long and hard, and perhaps consult the entrails of a freshly-killed junior > > programmer. > > Here is a quote for you :-) > > Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic. > > Arthur C. Clarke The standard rejoinder is "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from a rigged demo."