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From: Robert A Duff <bobduff@world.std.com>
Subject: Re: Ada safety road Was: Which is right ...
Date: 1999/06/21
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William Dale <william.dale.jr@lmco.com> writes:

>...  Gutting language features to make software 
> certifiable is often coupled with irrational fear of new features 
> and technology. 

... and sometimes with a rational fear of new features and technology.  ;-)

> "The difference between hardware and software is that the more you play
> with hardware, the more likely you are to break it, but the more you
> play with software the more likely you are to FIX it."

Hmm.  Unfortunately, that's not always true.

- Bob
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Change robert to bob to get my real email address.  Sorry.