Re: Is Linux right for Embedded?

["Pat Rogers" <progers@classwide.com>]

"bgeer" <bgeer@xmission.xmission.com> wrote in message
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> "Pat Rogers" <progers@classwide.com> writes:
>  >His point (if I may be so bold) is that they did it much more
>  >economically in Ada.  Other have seen these results too.
>
> Man hours, maybe, if you have a team that already has significant Ada
> experience.

Data for a team with no experience are useless.  The interesting cases are
those in which the same people are involved.  In one, the people were C
experts, moving slowly to Ada.  They had a very large productivity gain over
time, and much lower maintenance costs.

> Include costs of compiler,

Comparable, ranging from free to pricey, as is the case for any language.
Surely you're not thinking of the 1980's, are you?  Ancient history.

> language & tool training,

Comparable to any other language.

> development & emulation platforms, &

I use a commercial IDE, personally.  Costs $300.

> future maintenance

A big win for Ada, compared to other languages.

> plus factor in employee
> turnover, may reveal a different economic interpretation.

Yup. The Ada people tend to stay longer.  That's just my personal
observation.

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