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From: "Dmitry A. Kazakov" <mailbox@dmitry-kazakov.de>
Subject: Re: C compiler warnings
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Date: Wed, 6 Dec 2006 17:07:41 +0100
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On Wed, 06 Dec 2006 16:03:48 +0100, Maciej Sobczak wrote:

> Dmitry A. Kazakov wrote:
> 
>>> I wish 
>>> they'd all get rid of the warnings; then maybe more people would use a 
>>> well designed language.
>> 
>> I don't think so. They just would use more and more tools instead. It is
>> the tool chains which compensate language deficiencies. Just look around,
>> people are ready to invest into tools, which should by sole magic
>> compensate for everything, from the use of C++ to mismanagement. A tool
>> might cost several thousands of dollars, and it could be dozens of them.
>> Try to sell a compiler for that money. Something is deeply wrong in all
>> this.
> 
> What about SPARK?

What do you mean?

The relationship between SPARK and Ada is more symbiotic but still same.
Eventually any tool [n-generation, meta-, domain-specific language] is
parasitizing on its host, a "real" programming language. Be it UML, XML,
embedded SQL, Simulink, templates, or, yes, SPARK... (:-))

-- 
Regards,
Dmitry A. Kazakov
http://www.dmitry-kazakov.de