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From: jstevens@samoyed.ftc.nrcs.usda.gov (John Stevens)
Subject: Re: ADA and Pascal SUCK, C,C++,
 and Java are the only languages you need!!
Date: 1997/11/05
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On 30 Oct 1997 13:13:54 -0800, Kaz Kylheku <kaz@helios.crest.nt.com> wrote:
>Telecommunication management software is large and complex, but not safety
>critical,

"HELLO!!??? 911??!!  Damn, the software controlling the switch crashed
again!" ;->

>and quasi-real-time at best. Shut-down software for a nuclear reactor
>may be less complex, but requires much more verification.

But in the end, it is the programmer and the quality assurance procedures
that make the difference, not language choice.

John S.