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- From: zebl1@bobcat.east-tenn-st.edu (Eric B. Lemings)
- Newsgroups: comp.lang.c++,comp.lang.ada
- Subject: Re: Prediction: C++ vs. Ada
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- Date: 19 Mar 1996 21:42:41 GMT
- Organization: East Tennessee State University
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- RogerLC (rogerlc@aol.com) wrote:
-
- > >> "Ada will increasingly challenge C++ as the industry's language of
- > >> choice."
-
- > >> Not because of the pros or cons of either language, but because of
- > >> Ada's initiative in software reuse. As the importance of software
- > >> reuse becomes evident to all, developers will look towards the language
- > >> that has the most activity in software reuse and the largest reuseable
- > >> software base.
-
- > Although I am a C++ programmer, I am interested in anything that will
- > increase productivity, particularly reuse. When I think of reuse, I think
- > of commercially or public domain available libraries. I see many of these
- > for C & C++, but few for Ada. Is this because I am looking in the wrong
- > place, because I am PC centered or because C++ has much more available in
- > this area and you are looking at other types of reuse (internal)?
-
- > I am interested in your views,
-
- > Thanks, Roger Campbell
-
- The most active participants in software reuse fall into one of three
- categories in the order of highest activity to lowest activity:
- government (primarily defense), academic (universities and research
- organizations), specialized software development companies, and lastly,
- commercial "shrink-wrapped" software companies.
-
- The reusable software mentioned above (commerical or publicly available,
- C and C++ libraries) are usually domain-independent. That is, this generic
- software is easily reusuable in all projects. Some, IHMO, believe this
- to be the extent of software reuse. Hardly so. The "generic" domain is
- only one of uncounted domains (defense, communication, medical, scientific,
- financial, etc.) that are growing daily or haven't even began to grow yet.
-
- Thus, the real promise of software reuse will extend from domain-specific
- reusable software where dependable software is vital. In these areas, Ada
- has the lead, IMHO.
-
- Eric Lemings
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