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: 103376,539157e0f6cd0993 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2002-06-12 03:32:15 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!newsfeed.icl.net!colt.net!news-x2.support.nl!psinet-eu-nl!psiuk-p4!uknet!psiuk-p3!uknet!psiuk-n!news.pace.co.uk!nh.pace.co.uk!not-for-mail From: "Marin David Condic" Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: C programmers and safety critical systems programming Date: Tue, 11 Jun 2002 14:19:12 -0400 Organization: Posted on a server owned by Pace Micro Technology plc Message-ID: References: <3D062BA8.5B7F2C26@NOSPAM.visteon.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: dhcp-200-133.miami.pace.co.uk X-Trace: nh.pace.co.uk 1023819554 19847 136.170.200.133 (11 Jun 2002 18:19:14 GMT) X-Complaints-To: newsmaster@news.cam.pace.co.uk NNTP-Posting-Date: 11 Jun 2002 18:19:14 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:25784 Date: 2002-06-11T18:19:14+00:00 List-Id: The comment he published from the "Ada Professional" was indeed rather rudely stated. One would hope that any future comments sent to Mr. Barr would be put on a more positive note and would be a little more respectful. It sounds as if Mr. Barr is not at all unsympathetic towards Ada and might persuade others to look at it more seriously. (Not likely if we treat him badly! :-) I didn't notice anywhere on the page a means of responding to his editorial. It might be beneficial to draw his attention to some of the studies done indicating that Ada does result in fewer errors and faster development. He might write more about it. MDC -- Marin David Condic Senior Software Engineer Pace Micro Technology Americas www.pacemicro.com Enabling the digital revolution e-Mail: marin.condic@pacemicro.com "John Kern" wrote in message news:3D062BA8.5B7F2C26@NOSPAM.visteon.com... > Just noticed an editorial in Embedded Systems Programming which takes C > programmers to task for ignoring better language choices. > > "Is C Passing?" by Michael Barr. > http://www.embedded.com/story/OEG20020523S0040 > > Perhaps this is an opportunity for Ada enthusiasts to speak up in a > publication dominated by C.