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,be9bf965710b207c X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-07-20 19:07:56 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!newsfeed.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!feed.textport.net!newsfeed.media.kyoto-u.ac.jp!sjc-peer.news.verio.net!news.verio.net!iad-read.news.verio.net.POSTED!kilgallen From: Kilgallen@eisner.decus.org.nospam (Larry Kilgallen) Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: official recommendations of Ada Message-ID: References: <5be89e2f.0107200443.678562ea@posting.google.com> Organization: LJK Software Date: 20 Jul 2001 22:07:50 -0500 NNTP-Posting-Host: 216.44.122.34 X-Complaints-To: abuse@verio.net X-Trace: iad-read.news.verio.net 995681273 216.44.122.34 (Sat, 21 Jul 2001 02:07:53 GMT) NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 21 Jul 2001 02:07:53 GMT Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:10379 Date: 2001-07-20T22:07:50-05:00 List-Id: In article <5be89e2f.0107200443.678562ea@posting.google.com>, codesavvy@aol.com (codesavvy) writes: > 18k11tm001@sneakemail.com (Russ) wrote in message news:... >> I work in an environment dominated by C/C++, and I would like to >> recommend Ada for a safety-critical application that is about to be >> initiated. > From management's view point, using Ada instead of C/C++ is taking a > major risk and when push comes to shove management probably will not > take such a risk unless they can see the "payback" in using Ada. In some cases, management may be willing to try "something different" that does not disrupt the whole shop.