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From: Peter Amey <pna@erlang.praxis.co.uk>
Subject: Re: C is 'better' than Ada because...
Date: 1996/07/05
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All this talk about skilled programmers and being over-protected by Ada 
reminds me of something that was drummed into me during my aviating 
days.  I was taught:

"The superior pilot uses his superior judgement to avoid situations that 
would require his superior skill"

I use Ada precisely because it avoids the need constantly to demonstrate
my superior skill :-)

Peter