From: Preben Randhol <randhol+cla@pvv.org>
To: comp.lang.ada@ada-france.org
Subject: Re: ADA vs Java
Date: Mon, 20 Jun 2005 08:47:24 +0200
Date: 2005-06-20T08:47:24+02:00 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <mailman.67.1119250069.17633.comp.lang.ada@ada-france.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <pan.2005.06.18.21.49.38.481051@telus.net>
On Sat, Jun 18, 2005 at 09:46:34PM +0000, HansF wrote:
>
> The following deals with typical commercial software companies:
>
> You will find that many 'modern companies' have contracts and disclaimers
> that are created by their lawyers. They have nothing to do with 'actual'
> safety and reliability and everything to do with 'potential' safety and
> reliability.
>
> (Just because a bug has not been found, that does not imply that the
> software is totally bug free. And even if it is bug free, are there
> 'exceptional results' which may be found, possibly at previously
> undiscovered boundary conditions?)
Yes, sure, but this is beside the point. The point is: Do you think C++
or Java is a suitable language to run a nuclear power station? I
wouldn't use neither, not for possible compiler bugs, but because of the
languages themselves.
Preben
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Thread overview: 46+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2005-06-16 20:32 ADA vs Java Ted
2005-06-16 20:49 ` Eric Sosman
2005-06-18 8:23 ` Pascal Obry
2005-06-18 11:20 ` Stefan Schulz
2005-06-18 12:13 ` Larry Kilgallen
2005-06-18 21:46 ` HansF
2005-06-20 6:47 ` Preben Randhol [this message]
2005-06-18 14:09 ` Pascal Obry
2005-06-18 21:40 ` HansF
2005-06-19 6:42 ` Pascal Obry
2005-06-19 22:19 ` HansF
2005-06-20 6:30 ` Pascal Obry
2005-06-20 17:13 ` Alan Krueger
2005-06-20 18:43 ` Pascal Obry
2005-06-20 22:31 ` HansF
2005-06-21 7:56 ` Preben Randhol
2005-06-21 9:47 ` Leif Roar Moldskred
2005-06-21 16:23 ` Preben Randhol
[not found] ` <20050621162315.GA1983@pvv.org>
2005-06-21 16:27 ` Preben Randhol
2005-06-21 16:48 ` Pascal Obry
2005-06-21 17:08 ` HansF
2005-06-21 17:15 ` Preben Randhol
[not found] ` <20050621171549.GA3144@pvv.org>
2005-06-21 17:23 ` Preben Randhol
2005-06-21 17:25 ` Pascal Obry
2005-06-21 22:59 ` Ada " Björn Persson
2005-06-22 7:38 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2005-06-22 13:31 ` HansF
2005-06-20 6:49 ` ADA " Preben Randhol
2005-06-16 21:25 ` David Alex Lamb
2005-06-16 21:28 ` HansF
2005-06-16 22:44 ` Mark Lorenzen
2005-06-16 23:08 ` HansF
2005-06-16 23:26 ` Georg Bauhaus
2005-06-17 6:46 ` Preben Randhol
2005-06-16 23:38 ` Björn Persson
2005-06-17 13:10 ` The Wogster
2005-06-17 14:24 ` Preben Randhol
2005-06-17 14:35 ` Martin Dowie
2005-06-18 1:42 ` Dale King
2005-06-19 12:15 ` Ted
2005-06-18 3:52 ` Steve
2005-06-18 5:44 ` small plug for #ada iirc channel Rod Kay
2005-06-20 13:15 ` Alex R. Mosteo
2005-06-20 13:16 ` Alex R. Mosteo
[not found] ` <200506181544.12149.rodkay@mullum.com.au>
2005-06-18 6:14 ` Preben Randhol
[not found] ` <20050618061402.GA1883@pvv.org>
2005-06-18 6:49 ` Rod Kay
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