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=-0.4 required=5.0 tests=AC_FROM_MANY_DOTS,BAYES_00 autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 10261c,99bd4cfa6e9f42a2,start X-Google-Attributes: gid10261c,public X-Google-Thread: 103376,d89b08801f2aacae X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2002-04-29 17:54:16 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news.tele.dk!small.news.tele.dk!212.74.64.35!colt.net!kibo.news.demon.net!demon!psiuk-p2!psiuk-p3!uknet!psiuk-n!news.pace.co.uk!nh.pace.co.uk!not-for-mail From: "Marin David Condic" Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada,comp.lang.pascal.misc Subject: Re: Is strong typing worth the cost? Date: Mon, 29 Apr 2002 12:02:14 -0400 Organization: Posted on a server owned by Pace Micro Technology plc Message-ID: References: NNTP-Posting-Host: dhcp-200-133.miami.pace.co.uk X-Trace: nh.pace.co.uk 1020096136 8279 136.170.200.133 (29 Apr 2002 16:02:16 GMT) X-Complaints-To: newsmaster@news.cam.pace.co.uk NNTP-Posting-Date: 29 Apr 2002 16:02:16 GMT X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4522.1200 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4522.1200 Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:23249 comp.lang.pascal.misc:3291 Date: 2002-04-29T16:02:16+00:00 List-Id: You might try: http://www.stsc.hill.af.mil/crosstalk/2000/aug/mccormick.asp This article by Dr. McCormick doesn't specifically address strong typing, but he concludes that strong typing was one factor in increased project success. He's got some fair amount of evidence that Ada improves productivity over C as a result of various class project studies. You might look for further research by him and see if it applies. MDC -- Marin David Condic Senior Software Engineer Pace Micro Technology Americas www.pacemicro.com Enabling the digital revolution e-Mail: marin.condic@pacemicro.com "dmjones" wrote in message news:Xns91FEB85DCA09Cderekknosofcouk@62.253.162.108... > So where are the studies showing that strong typing in Ada (or > Pascal) saves money/time, creates more reliable programs, etc? > > References anybody?