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: 103376,c6c96fe0302f04f X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2002-08-16 09:04:27 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!logbridge.uoregon.edu!arclight.uoregon.edu!enews.sgi.com!newspeer2.tds.net!news.binc.net!kilgallen From: Kilgallen@SpamCop.net (Larry Kilgallen) Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: POLL: Would you use Ada more if... Date: 16 Aug 2002 11:03:09 -0600 Organization: LJK Software Message-ID: References: NNTP-Posting-Host: eisner.encompasserve.org X-Trace: grandcanyon.binc.net 1029512907 31437 192.135.80.34 (16 Aug 2002 15:48:27 GMT) X-Complaints-To: abuse@binc.net NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2002 15:48:27 +0000 (UTC) Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:28119 Date: 2002-08-16T11:03:09-06:00 List-Id: In article , Eric Merritt writes: >> If you go to your [large] company's accountat and >> say "there you go, >> I've spent $1000 on software" and they say, "well, >> where is it?" and >> you say "it's a file on my PC" what do you think >> they're going to say >> to that? > > Hopefully, if they have half a brain, they will ask > you to make sure its burned to a CD, then let you > handle the matters you are expert in (software) the > same way you let them handle the company's accounting. To rely on the individual's ability to correctly put all of what has been purchased onto CDROM is riskier than to reply on the manufacturer doing so, since there is a wider audience for the manufacturer's work. If there is an error, it will likely be encountered by the successor of the individual who made the purchase, after they have left the company. > I have had this argument several times with various > Bugeteers (I think I just made up a word lol). So far Indeed, that is a dandy word for those who introduce defects into software, but with a slight tweak I would suggest you use "Budgeteers" :-)