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=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,47327673b9e29af0 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2002-06-28 18:48:10 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!newspeer.monmouth.com!newscon02.news.prodigy.com!newsmst01.news.prodigy.com!prodigy.com!postmaster.news.prodigy.com!newssvr13.news.prodigy.com.POSTED!3bae8248!not-for-mail From: tmoran@acm.org Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Ada -> C or C++ translator References: X-Newsreader: Tom's custom newsreader Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Host: 67.115.104.57 X-Complaints-To: abuse@prodigy.net X-Trace: newssvr13.news.prodigy.com 1025315223 ST000 67.115.104.57 (Fri, 28 Jun 2002 21:47:03 EDT) NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2002 21:47:03 EDT Organization: Prodigy Internet http://www.prodigy.com X-UserInfo1: FKPGGTSDZRRQBQH]]RKB_UDAZZ\DPCPDLXUNNHPHBATBTSUBYFWEAE[YJLYPIWKHTFCMZKVMB^[Z^DOBRVVMOSPFHNSYXVDIE@X\BUC@GTSX@DL^GKFFHQCCE\G[JJBMYDYIJCZM@AY]GNGPJD]YNNW\GSX^GSCKHA[]@CCB\[@LATPD\L@J\\PF]VR[QPJN Date: Sat, 29 Jun 2002 01:47:03 GMT Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:26785 Date: 2002-06-29T01:47:03+00:00 List-Id: > So at the moment, while I may prefer to do some development in Ada, I > am being told to "just use normal stuff that someone else can pick up > from you, instead of something weird that will make us write it over." > ... > been using scripting languages so far. Beautiful! You can't use Ada, a language designed for lasting, maintainable programs, because it's not been demonstrated that any of your colleagues can handle it. But it's assumed that there must be someone around who knows the scripting language you chose, and your program in that language will be maintainable. The third option being C/C++ because lots of your colleagues know that, and the fact the code is generated by machine as an intermediate "high level assembler" will certainly not be any problem. I love it! #.#