From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.8 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,INVALID_DATE autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 109fba,ef0074ec236ba6e3 X-Google-Attributes: gid109fba,public X-Google-Thread: 1108a1,ef0074ec236ba6e3 X-Google-Attributes: gid1108a1,public X-Google-Thread: 1014db,ef0074ec236ba6e3 X-Google-Attributes: gid1014db,public X-Google-Thread: 103376,b19fa62fdce575f9 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-Thread: 108717,ef0074ec236ba6e3 X-Google-Attributes: gid108717,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 1994-11-29 00:44:12 PST Path: nntp.gmd.de!xlink.net!howland.reston.ans.net!pipex!sunic!trane.uninett.no!nntp.uio.no!nntp.uio.no!tarjeij From: tarjeij@ulrik.uio.no (Tarjei Jensen) Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada,comp.lang.c,comp.programming,comp.lang.c++,comp.object Subject: Re: Why don't large companies use Ada? Date: 29 Nov 94 09:42:09 Organization: University of Oslo, Norway Message-ID: References: <3aa7jo$7j@Starbase.NeoSoft.COM> <3b5ajt$n86@news-2.csn.net> <3b5h8q$de0@felix.seas.gwu.edu> <3bd06n$kbt@felix.seas.gwu.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: ulrik.uio.no In-reply-to: mfeldman@seas.gwu.edu's message of 28 Nov 1994 11:23:51 -0500 Xref: nntp.gmd.de comp.lang.ada:17038 comp.lang.c:70163 comp.programming:13154 comp.lang.c++:80799 comp.object:17928 Date: 1994-11-29T09:42:09+00:00 List-Id: Well, I thougth that the slogan "Be in control!" would capture the essence of Ada. If one want to stress the safety critical aspects of Ada one could use "Ada - when YOUR life is on the line." However I think the former is better and more general. Greetings, -- // Tarjei T. Jensen - if it ain't broken, fix it anyway! // tarjeij@ulrik.uio.no || +47 51 563411 // Support you local rescue centre: GET LOST! // Working, but not speaking for the Norwegian Hydrographic Service.