Re: Is ADA as good for graphics programming as C?

["Dennis Weldy" <dmweldy@ingr.com>]

 Thats not quite correct. There WAS a mandate, and you DID have to get a
waiver to use non-ada code. 
When I was working for a defense contractor on a network-simulation
project, we had to get a waiver because the proect was not going to be done
in Ada,rather, Pascal. 
Recently, they've done away with the mandates and waivers, but they existed
for a long time.

Dennis

Matthew Heaney wrote in article ...

>In article <01bc94e1$46912100$53aa20cc@default>, "Douglas A. Gwyn"
><DAGwyn@null.net> wrote:
>
>>By the way, I am not taking sides in the subject debate, other than to
>>point out that the choice of language may often be rationally influenced
>>by factors other than purely linguistic considerations.  For example,
Ada
>>might be chosen by a DoD embedded systems provider simply because
>>getting a waiver is too difficult, while C might be chosen for another
>>project
>>simply because C compilers and programmers are easier to obtain.
>
>First of all, there is no waiver policy, because there is no mandate. 
Ada
>is a good enough language that it doesn't require one.
>
>Read Emmett Page's Official Letter:
>
><http://sw-eng.falls-church.va.us/AdaIC/pol-hist/oasd497.shtml>
>
>Second of all, Ada might be chosen by a DoD embedded systems provider
>because the developers think it is the best language for the job, not
>because they are required to use Ada (which they aren't).  Indeed, many
>commercial organizations use Ada, by choice.
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