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: 103376,1db77fbb2768946e X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-Thread: 1143c4,7d107e452bdd8496 X-Google-Attributes: gid1143c4,public X-Google-Thread: 115aec,7d107e452bdd8496 X-Google-Attributes: gid115aec,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-10-03 13:44:57 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!newsfeed1.bredband.com!bredband!uio.no!ntnu.no!not-for-mail From: Preben Randhol Newsgroups: linux.dev.kernel,comp.realtime,comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Is Linux right for Embedded? Date: Wed, 3 Oct 2001 20:44:56 +0000 (UTC) Organization: Norwegian university of science and technology Message-ID: References: <3BB69F21.B5AA7451@intercom.com> <9pcvbn$r52$1@xmission.xmission.com> <9pd4s402bga@drn.newsguy.com> <9pfcps$p0l$1@xmission.xmission.com> <9pfeiu$cfr$1@nh.pace.co.uk> <9pfj8a$ebc$1@nh.pace.co.uk> NNTP-Posting-Host: kiuk0156.chembio.ntnu.no X-Trace: tyfon.itea.ntnu.no 1002141896 24453 129.241.83.82 (3 Oct 2001 20:44:56 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@itea.ntnu.no NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 3 Oct 2001 20:44:56 +0000 (UTC) User-Agent: slrn/0.9.7.2 (Linux) Xref: archiver1.google.com linux.dev.kernel:4495 comp.realtime:3957 comp.lang.ada:13691 Date: 2001-10-03T20:44:56+00:00 List-Id: On Wed, 3 Oct 2001 13:52:09 -0400, Marin David Condic wrote: > Well, there *are* problem domains in which 5 years represents 10 generations > of product. :-) You and I may have lots of experience with long-lived > systems and see the value of Ada there rather readily. For faster product > cycles, things like maintenance may be less of a concern. But then, so would > be the concern about finding programmers who know the language 5 years from > now. Wasn't this how they thought in the 60 and ended up with Y2K? That all systems will be replaced in 10-20 years? I think security and software quality will eventually play a more dominant role in the future of software development. As the need for good quality reliable software will increase more and more as we get more dependant on the computers and gadgets. Ada is of course a very good choice for developing such software. Ada will save time on debugging which ought to make high quality software cheaper than developed with C or similar. Preben Randhol (who wonders when the first XML virus will come)