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=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 1143c4,7d107e452bdd8496 X-Google-Attributes: gid1143c4,public X-Google-Thread: 115aec,7d107e452bdd8496 X-Google-Attributes: gid115aec,public X-Google-Thread: 103376,1db77fbb2768946e X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-10-02 12:00:08 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!news.tele.dk!small.news.tele.dk!207.115.63.138!newscon04.news.prodigy.com!newsmst01.news.prodigy.com!prodigy.com!postmaster.news.prodigy.com!newssvr12.news.prodigy.com.POSTED!not-for-mail From: "Pat Rogers" Newsgroups: linux.dev.kernel,comp.realtime,comp.lang.ada References: <3BB69F21.B5AA7451@intercom.com> <9p84tm$1ovg$1@news.cybercity.dk> <9pa0in$8bb$1@nh.pace.co.uk> <9pa9of$9me$1@xmission.xmission.com> <9pcvbn$r52$1@xmission.xmission.com> Subject: Re: Is Linux right for Embedded? X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4522.1200 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4522.1200 Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Host: 208.191.176.121 X-Complaints-To: abuse@prodigy.net X-Trace: newssvr12.news.prodigy.com 1002049160 ST000 208.191.176.121 (Tue, 02 Oct 2001 14:59:20 EDT) NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 02 Oct 2001 14:59:20 EDT Organization: Prodigy Internet http://www.prodigy.com X-UserInfo1: OP]QRACE[BWMQ_H]]ZN@_TDAYZOZ@GXOXR]ZMVMHQAVTUZ]CLNTCPFK[WDXDHV[K^FCGJCJLPF_D_NCC@FUG^Q\DINVAXSLIFXYJSSCCALP@PB@\OS@BITWAH\CQZKJMMD^SJA^NXA\GVLSRBD^M_NW_F[YLVTWIGAXAQBOATKBBQRXECDFDMQ\DZFUE@\JM Date: Tue, 02 Oct 2001 18:59:20 GMT Xref: archiver1.google.com linux.dev.kernel:4266 comp.realtime:3933 comp.lang.ada:13642 Date: 2001-10-02T18:59:20+00:00 List-Id: "bgeer" wrote in message news:9pcvbn$r52$1@xmission.xmission.com... > "Pat Rogers" 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. > -- > <> Robert Geer & Donna Tomky | |||| We sure |||| <> > <> bgeer@xmission.com | == == find it == == <> > <> dtomky@xmission.com | == == enchanting == == <> > <> Albuquerque, NM USA | |||| here! |||| <> I like the winters, but otherwise...