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From: "Randy Brukardt" <randy@rrsoftware.com>
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Subject: Re: Ada used in General Aviation (GA) applications?
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"Marin David Condic" <nobody@noplace.com> wrote in message
news:40A35FF6.9050703@noplace.com...
> Lots of people here seem to lack much understanding of or sympathy for
> "Time To Market" - perhaps because they come from industries where this
> is not a big pressure. But you're right - in lots of business sectors
> (the ones that generate money for compiler vendors) time to market is
> *everything*. All the maintenance costs and long term bug problems in
> the world pale in comparison to "Time To Market".

In which case, Ada is doomed (and we all probably are, because buggy
programs will kill us). Ada is about building programs the right way, with
few bugs and ability to fix/enhance in the future. None of that matters in
the least when time to market is everything. Ship any old crap, and fix it
next time. Or never bother.

If the world does not start insisting on programs that actually work (and
thus reduce the time to market pressure), then there is no hope.

                  Randy.