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Subject: Re: Using Ada for device drivers? (Was: the Ada mandate, and why
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John R. Strohm wrote:
> Let's see, are you saying we shouldn't eliminate the simple problems because
> we can't eliminate the hard problems at the same time?

No. But there very often seems to be a lack of acknowledgement of the
hard problems. The impression I get from the Ada folks very often is
that Ada will give you error-free code, or at the very least, errors
will be detected and reported.