Re: POLL: Would you use Ada more if...

["Chad R. Meiners" <crmeiners@hotmail.com>]

"Hyman Rosen" <hyrosen@mail.com> wrote in message
news:1029516691.277855@master.nyc.kbcfp.com...
> No, I think *you* are missing a core concept here. You are
> reacting to your management the way a C programmer reacts
> when told to use Ada. If you are open-minded and prepared
> to learn, you will discover that the business processes of
> the company are there for a reason, and that things are
> much smoother when you act in accordance with them instead
> of fighting them.

This concept is flawed.  The C programmer is reacting to a suggestion
whereas Eric is reacting to a situation that he observed.  Bureaucraticies
can be serious problems in businesses, and appearently Eric observed one
that was problematic.  When the X (choose your language) programmer is
reacting to reasonable language change they are usually voicing problems
that may exist in the future.  So here we have two cases.  Case one is where
Eric is reacting to actual problems, and case two is where the X programmer
is complaining about hypothecial problems.  Since cases one and two are
clearly different, claiming they are the same seems like flawed reasoning.

-CRM