RE: New Ada compiler for .NET

["Robert C. Leif" <rleif@rleif.com>]

Yes! Or if you are a pessimist, the US DoD uses C++ and the enemy uses
Ada. Unfortunately, there is ample precedent for this. The Germans used
General De Gaulle's writings on tank warfare to invade France. The US
invented the aircraft carrier; and the Japanese used them at Pearl
Harbor.
Bob Leif
-----Original Message-----
From: comp.lang.ada-admin@ada.eu.org
[mailto:comp.lang.ada-admin@ada.eu.org] On Behalf Of Warren W. Gay
VE3WWG
Sent: Thursday, November 28, 2002 10:03 AM
To: comp.lang.ada@ada.eu.org
Subject: Re: New Ada compiler for .NET

Robert C. Leif wrote:
> Software is not alone in this policy. I have attended two talks by Dr.
> John H. Marburger, III, Science Adviser to the President and Director
of
> the Office of Science and Technology Policy. He stressed that the
> molecular biologists and microbiologists should be careful on what we
> publish. Now, we should ask ourselves, what language would we use for
> any significant weapon or system that requires high reliability and
how
> simple is it to obtain an excellent compiler? I do not know a good
> solution to the tradeoff between advancing our software technology and
> security.
> Bob Leif

I suppose that if the terrorist had to use C/C++ to make a bomb, there
would be a greater chance of it blowing up in their face ;-)

-- 
Warren W. Gay VE3WWG
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