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: 11232c,ab67bdd1ff50fd8 X-Google-Attributes: gid11232c,public X-Google-Thread: 103376,c8086456b887be55 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-05-01 09:25:43 PST Path: newsfeed.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!canoe.uoregon.edu!logbridge.uoregon.edu!hammer.uoregon.edu!skates!not-for-mail From: Stephen Leake Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada,misc.misc Subject: Re: License to Steal Followup-To: comp.lang.ada Date: 01 May 2001 12:25:28 -0400 Organization: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Message-ID: References: <92HD6.3345$D4.334091@www.newsranger.com> <200104240531.WAA01552@well.com> <3AE5A34F.B89C8D5F@boeing.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: anarres.gsfc.nasa.gov Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: skates.gsfc.nasa.gov 988735255 8171 128.183.220.71 (1 May 2001 16:40:55 GMT) X-Complaints-To: dscoggin@cne-odin.gsfc.nasa.gov NNTP-Posting-Date: 1 May 2001 16:40:55 GMT User-Agent: Gnus/5.0808 (Gnus v5.8.8) Emacs/20.6 Xref: newsfeed.google.com comp.lang.ada:7068 misc.misc:2702 Date: 2001-05-01T16:40:55+00:00 List-Id: Jeffrey Carter writes: > The problem is not languages, it's who we allow to create software. > There's no easy way to determine if someone is a coder or part of that > 2%. Hmm. Seems like you could just ask if they like Ada :). Also ask if they like Emacs; I bet there's a strong correlation. > If we could restrict professional software development to software > engineers, Ada would be much more popular. And software would be more respectible! -- -- Stephe