From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.5-pre1 (2020-06-20) on ip-172-31-74-118.ec2.internal X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=3.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.5-pre1 Date: 31 Jul 93 04:02:48 GMT From: world!srctran@uunet.uu.net (Gregory Aharonian) Subject: Re: TRI-Ada '93 Advance Program (Long) Message-ID: List-Id: It is very sad to see nothing in the Tri-Ada conference agenda concerning Ada's shaky status outside the Ada Mandated world, either in terms of finding out how bad things are, or finding ways to better foster and evangelize Ada use outside the Mandated World. These lovefests do Ada no good. Entire strategies sessions should be held to brainstorm on increasing Ada use. It is very sad to see nothing in the Tri-Ada conference agenda concerning the integration of DoD hardware and software design by integrating VHDL and Ada tools. An investment requiring little investment but providing many returns. This lack of vision does Ada no good. It is very sad to see a long list of Ada exhibitors at Tri-Ada, exhibitors who rarely if ever are present at most of the non-Mandated trade shows such as the Software Engineering conferences, the Object Oriented conferences, etc. If nothing else guys, why waste time and money selling to the choir? There is more money converting the sinners, if indeed your products are saintly. As polite as I can be, this Tri-Ada agenda is sad to read. It is impossible for Ada to help the DoD achieve its software goals without much better interactions between the Mandate world, and the general software industry (as the SEI pointed out many years ago and then conveniently forgot). This agenda does not shown any concern for improving this relationship. Sad. -- ************************************************************************** Greg Aharonian Source Translation & Optimization P.O. Box 404, Belmont, MA 02178