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=-1.3 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,MAILING_LIST_MULTI, REPLYTO_WITHOUT_TO_CC autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,dbd35bb508093bd9 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2002-11-29 12:26:03 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news.tele.dk!news.tele.dk!small.news.tele.dk!fr.usenet-edu.net!usenet-edu.net!enst.fr!not-for-mail From: "Robert C. Leif" Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: RE: New Ada compiler for .NET Date: Fri, 29 Nov 2002 12:25:09 -0800 Organization: ENST, France Sender: comp.lang.ada-admin@ada.eu.org Message-ID: Reply-To: comp.lang.ada@ada.eu.org NNTP-Posting-Host: marvin.enst.fr Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: avanie.enst.fr 1038601562 88232 137.194.161.2 (29 Nov 2002 20:26:02 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@enst.fr NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 29 Nov 2002 20:26:02 +0000 (UTC) Return-Path: X-Envelope-From: rleif@rleif.com X-Envelope-To: X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.4024 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 In-Reply-To: <3DE65A5F.2090209@cogeco.ca> Importance: Normal Errors-To: comp.lang.ada-admin@ada.eu.org X-BeenThere: comp.lang.ada@ada.eu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.13 Precedence: bulk List-Unsubscribe: , List-Id: comp.lang.ada mail<->news gateway List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: comp.lang.ada-admin@ada.eu.org X-BeenThere: comp.lang.ada@ada.eu.org Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:31315 Date: 2002-11-29T12:25:09-08:00 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 http://home.cogeco.ca/~ve3wwg