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,be9bf965710b207c X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-07-21 01:24:20 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!newsfeed.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!newsfeeds.belnet.be!news.belnet.be!fr.usenet-edu.net!usenet-edu.net!wanadoo.fr!not-for-mail From: Pascal Obry Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: official recommendations of Ada Date: 21 Jul 2001 10:23:35 +0200 Organization: Home - http://perso.wanadoo.fr/pascal.obry Message-ID: References: <5be89e2f.0107200443.678562ea@posting.google.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: mix-velizy-106-2-180.abo.wanadoo.fr Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: wanadoo.fr 995703859 2624 193.249.121.180 (21 Jul 2001 08:24:19 GMT) X-Complaints-To: abuse@wanadoo.fr NNTP-Posting-Date: 21 Jul 2001 08:24:19 GMT User-Agent: Gnus/5.09 (Gnus v5.9.0) Emacs/21.0.104 Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:10389 Date: 2001-07-21T08:24:19+00:00 List-Id: Just let me add that I do understand that the language is only a part of the problem. But at least switching from C++ to Ada is quite easy to do. Other problems (far more complex to fix): - software not well specified (over specification) - team not trained sufficently in general - inssuficient project management - software not well designed - configuration management - too many peoples on the team - the team does not quite understand the domain they are working on (I've seen a banking project using float for the money (under C++) because the team have been working on scientific projects before !) - ... 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"