RE: Ada used in General Aviation (GA) applications?

[Lionel.DRAGHI@fr.thalesgroup.com]

| -----Message d'origine-----
| De: Bernd.Specht@gmx.com [mailto:Bernd.Specht@gmx.com]
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| > Use an Ada-to-C compiler for 8051.
| 
| Why not directly C?
Because it cost 60% less to developp and because the result will contain 8
time less bugs with a comparable test effort. Studies showing that are on
the net.

If you develop a small software, that will almost never change, and be
embedded in 10 000 cell phones, then recurrent cost (harware for example)
are much more important than non reccurent cost (software developement for
example). This usually result in choosing the cheaper CPU whitout
considering software tools.

But even in this case, this is something to evaluate. Using Ada will result
in:
1 - cheaper developpement
2 - more reliable software
3 - better evolutivity (important in product line context, like cell phones)
4 - better portability

You should evaluate the cost of settling an Ada compilation environment for
your target, and balance it with those points.

-- 
Lionel Draghi