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From: Robert A Duff <bobduff@world.std.com>
Subject: Re: Embedded Systems Survey
Date: 2000/05/03
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Ted Dennison <dennison@telepath.com> writes:

> In article <wccya5rjyfu.fsf@world.std.com>,
>   Robert A Duff <bobduff@world.std.com> wrote:
> 
> > I don't know, but it seems to me more important to ask whether the
> > resulting software is cheaper, safer, or better in some other way,
> > rather than whether the developers prefer it.  ;-)
> 
> When asked in a poll of software developers, either question is liable
> to produce the same answer. ...

I don't believe you.  I think there are lots of programmers who like
languages for reasons other than the quality of the resulting programs.

>... Better yet would be to test it somehow (or
> at least poll customers, then check against the implementation
> languages).

Yeah.

- Bob