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From: Richard Riehle <rriehle@nunic.nu.edu>
Subject: Re: C++ Standardization (was: Once again,
 Ada absent from DoD SBIR solicitation)
Date: 1996/10/20
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On Thu, 10 Oct 1996, David Shochat wrote:

> Robert Dewar wrote:
> > 
> > Well you have to remember that some people are working in environments which
> > require a validated compiler and sometimes this requirement takes precedence
> > over capability. 
> 
> Yes, I understand that. My point concerned those who make that argument
> about Ada 95, and then conclude that we should use C++. It's an
> incredible double standard given C++'s standardization status.
> -- David

  And yet, David, we both know, and many readers of this forum know, that
  many DoD projects are being programmed in C++.  I just learned of a
  critical missile system, orginally planned to be done in Ada, which has
  been programmed in C++.  

  The fact that C++ is probably dangerous has minimal influence on the 
  decision-making process.  Rather, the managers who decide to use
  C++ make that decision on the basis of their skepticism vis a vis
  the longevity and health of Ada.  They see C++ tools everywhere,
  see very few Ada tools, and conclude that C++ is a better long-term
  choice.  Whether this is right or wrong, it is a simple fact. And
  the program managers I talk with believe, after examining Ada rather
  carefully, that Ada might be a better language, but C++ is a better
  business decision for their project. 

  We need to make the case that Ada is a better business decision,
  not just a better language design.

  Richard Riehle