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: 103376,971aa11c293c3db1 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-07-18 15:13:34 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!newsfeed.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!skynet.be!isdnet!wanadoo.fr!not-for-mail From: Pascal Obry Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Ada The Best Language? Date: 19 Jul 2001 00:12:52 +0200 Organization: Home - http://perso.wanadoo.fr/pascal.obry Message-ID: References: <5be89e2f.0107170838.c71ad61@posting.google.com> <5be89e2f.0107180235.726d46a8@posting.google.com> <3B55B01A.DAC06D79@icn.siemens.de> <5be89e2f.0107181248.73298c57@posting.google.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: mix-velizy-107-3-219.abo.wanadoo.fr Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: wanadoo.fr 995494412 25778 193.249.46.219 (18 Jul 2001 22:13:32 GMT) X-Complaints-To: abuse@wanadoo.fr NNTP-Posting-Date: 18 Jul 2001 22:13:32 GMT User-Agent: Gnus/5.09 (Gnus v5.9.0) Emacs/21.0.104 Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:10216 Date: 2001-07-18T22:13:32+00:00 List-Id: codesavvy@aol.com (codesavvy) writes: > Do you have a metric for measuring the increase in productivity that > this brings about? I hope the compiler is consistent from OS to OS > for Ada. How often is portability from one system to the next > required so that all one has to do is recompile and everything will > work the same needed? Not very often, almost never IMO. So you've just shown your complete ignorance in this area ! Thanks, Pascal. -- --|------------------------------------------------------ --| Pascal Obry Team-Ada Member --| 45, rue Gabriel Peri - 78114 Magny Les Hameaux FRANCE --|------------------------------------------------------ --| http://perso.wanadoo.fr/pascal.obry --| --| "The best way to travel is by means of imagination"