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=-0.3 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00, REPLYTO_WITHOUT_TO_CC autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,103b407e8b68350b X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2003-01-08 13:40:06 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!cyclone.bc.net!snoopy.risq.qc.ca!nf3.bellglobal.com!news.stealth.net!news.stealth.net!newsfeed.zip.com.au!spool01.syd.optusnet.com.au!spool.optusnet.com.au!not-for-mail From: faust Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Anybody in US using ADA ? One silly idea.. Date: Thu, 09 Jan 2003 08:36:43 -0800 Organization: Cthulhu Fthagn Reply-To: The Elder Gods Message-ID: References: <3E147D79.2070703@cogeco.ca> X-Newsreader: Forte Agent 1.92/32.572 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit NNTP-Posting-Host: 210.49.81.163 X-Trace: 1042061833 27998 210.49.81.163 Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:32781 Date: 2003-01-09T08:36:43-08:00 List-Id: Bill Findlay , emitted these fragments: >I was even more depressed that type (2) critics, who did care about quality, >had the perception that Ada was a crutch for the talentless. >This is so contrary to my own perception that I find it bewildering. A talented analyst/programmer with Fujitsu once told me that Ada is "COBOL for the clueless". This was after I told him about the nifty default parameters that functions could be given. -- natsu-gusa ya / tsuwamono-domo-ga / yume no ato summer grasses / strong ones / dreams site Summer grasses, All that remains Of soldier's dreams (Basho trans. Stryk)