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=-0.1 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,FREEMAIL_FROM, FREEMAIL_REPLYTO_END_DIGIT,REPLYTO_WITHOUT_TO_CC autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,563d1b715d872ad1 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-10-07 20:17:22 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!howland.erols.net!torn!nf1.bellglobal.com!nf2.bellglobal.com!news20.bellglobal.com.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Pi Subject: Re: why? US Army Ada software converted to C++? Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Reply-To: pi3_1415926536@yahoo.ca References: <9pnumq02o3u@drn.newsguy.com> <3BC0F319.C76E4E78@adaworks.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8Bit User-Agent: KNode/0.3.2 Message-ID: Date: Sun, 7 Oct 2001 23:26:27 -0400 NNTP-Posting-Host: 65.94.128.181 X-Complaints-To: abuse@sympatico.ca X-Trace: news20.bellglobal.com 1002510416 65.94.128.181 (Sun, 07 Oct 2001 23:06:56 EDT) NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 07 Oct 2001 23:06:56 EDT Organization: Bell Sympatico Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:13892 Date: 2001-10-07T23:26:27-04:00 List-Id: Larry Kilgallen wrote : > In article <3BC0F319.C76E4E78@adaworks.com>, Richard Riehle > writes: > > > There is no accounting for the depth of stupidity among those making > > programming language decisions. Unfortunately, this kind of thing > > is more widespread than you might think. On the positive side, some > > better informed contractors continue to realize the benefits of Ada and > > use it for new projects. > > If the path of Ada is in fact superior, those contractors will rise to > the top. ROFL! Since when has superiority any relation to succes??? We're using Windows, VHS-Disks, a cryppled Keyboard, etc -- 3,14159265359