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: 103376,d89b08801f2aacae X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2002-05-02 11:59:02 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!cpk-news-hub1.bbnplanet.com!news.gtei.net!newscon02.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: comp.lang.ada References: <3CD1668D.A4A8BAE3@despammed.com> Subject: Re: Is strong typing worth the cost? X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2600.0000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000 Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Host: 208.191.177.131 X-Complaints-To: abuse@prodigy.net X-Trace: newssvr12.news.prodigy.com 1020365904 ST000 208.191.177.131 (Thu, 02 May 2002 14:58:24 EDT) NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 02 May 2002 14:58:24 EDT Organization: Prodigy Internet http://www.prodigy.com X-UserInfo1: SCSYQN_@OXRQRILY@BJZ\_TDFRYB@GXLN@GZ_GYO^ZWZUYICD^RAQBKZQTZTX\_I[^G_KGFNON[ZOE_AZNVO^\XGGNTCIRPIJH[@RQKBXLRZ@CD^HKANYVW@RLGEZEJN@\_WZJBNZYYKVIOR]T]MNMG_Z[YVWSCH_Q[GPC_A@CARQVXDSDA^M]@DRVUM@RBM Date: Thu, 02 May 2002 18:58:24 GMT Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:23445 Date: 2002-05-02T18:58:24+00:00 List-Id: wrote in message news:FWfA8.5083$PD6.3022266536@newssvr21.news.prodigy.com... > > of files on a project. It was interesting to note how many one- or > > two-year-old Java files had very high version numbers compared to the > > 15-year-old Ada files. > That sounds like a good proxy measure. Can you write a short note for > Ada Letters or something? Or how about looking at publicly posted G*PL > programs or something and counting changes submitted per SLOC per download. The Ada Letters Technical Editor would be most happy to receive such a paper. ;-) Pat Rogers Technical Editor, Ada Letters