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- From: larry@tsd.arlut.utexas.edu (Larry Maturo)
- Subject: Re: Who uses Ada??
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- Date: Thu, 5 Nov 1992 13:56:15 GMT
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- In article <1992Nov5.015812.17210@fcom.cc.utah.edu> val@news.ccutah.edu (Val Kartchner) writes:
- >larry@tsd.arlut.utexas.edu (Larry Maturo) writes:
- >: You left out the important and growing group of those who must use Ada and
- >: after having had to use would not switch even if they could. Try it,
- >: you'll like it.
- >
- >I've tried it. (Assuming you call >28KSLOC/yr trying.) I don't like it.
- >I prefer to use the right tool for the job. If that's Ada, then I'll
- >use that. However, many people only know one language and assume that
- >that language is best for everything.
- >
- >I consider it telling that it is endorsed (by mandate) by an organization
- >which can't balance it's collective checkbook (and many individual ones).
- >--
- >|== with disclaimer; use disclaimer; == val@csulx.weber.edu ==///=============|
- >| "Ada and C++: A Business Case Analysis" -- Air Force Study /// Weber State |
- >| "And what would you like this study to conclude, sir?" \\\/// University |
- >|========== -- Mr. Richfield, "Dinosaurs" ================\///= Ogden UT USA =|
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-
- As I said in an earlier post I think it's silly to only know and/or use one
- language. Languages are tools, one size does not fit all. On the other hand,
- I find it hard to believe that there are people who don't find Ada the right
- tool for any job. I suspect the problem is with them more than with Ada. Heck,
- I've even found problems best solved by assembly language at times. And of
- course, whatever language is the right tool for the job you should like while
- you are doing that job since if it's the right tool it's saving you time and/or
- effort better spent else where.
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