Re: Open Systems closed to Ada?

[noc.near.net!mv!world!srctran@uunet.uu.net (Gregory Aharonian)]

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>Even those who profess to like C++ think its greatest feature is backwards
>compatibility with C.

Backwards compatibility is a concept that translates poorly into the defense
world.  In the real world, companies can't afford to write off the investment
it has in existing software and programmers (companies don't have the tax
dollar till to constantly dip into), nor can companies ignore the supply of
programmers and software tools in the marketplace that it draws from (again
unlike the DoD, which has tax dollars to develop tools (like STARS) and
programmers whenever it feels like it).

In fact, the very "backwards compatibility" which you seem to be making
fun of is what will probably prevent Ada from establishing any significant
role in the commercial marketplace. C++ and Object Oriented Cobol (which
even I think is strange) aren't as nice as Ada, but they are backward
compatible.

Greg Aharonian
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