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=0.6 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_05,INVALID_DATE autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!sdd.hp.com!think.com!mintaka!bloom-beacon!eru!hagbard!sunic!ugle.unit.no!nuug!ifi!enag From: enag@ifi.uio.no (Erik Naggum) Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: "Ada and C++", from comp.software-eng Message-ID: Date: 11 May 91 21:40:15 GMT References: <1991Apr25.181628.13952@beaver.cs.washington.edu> Sender: enag@ifi.uio.no (Erik Naggum) Organization: Naggum Software, Oslo, Norway In-Reply-To: enag@ifi.uio.no's message of Mon, 29 Apr 1991 19: 32:05 GMT List-Id: In article , I wrote: Last time I heard, central telephone switching gear (the size of 5ESS) is coded in C++. Seems that the first retractory article I made about this never made it to the world. Sorry that it took so long for me to notice that. I received a note from a very reliable source informing me that 5ESS has yet to be "conquered" by C++. So, I'm sorry to say that what I had heard turned out to be unfounded rumor. Whatever you have to say about pointer faults taking out major parts of the U.S. network isn't due to C++. -- [Erik Naggum] Professional Programmer Naggum Software Electronic Text 0118 OSLO, NORWAY Computer Communications +47-2-836-863