From: dennison@romulus23.DAB.GE.COM (Ted Dennison)
Subject: Re: Is Ada the future? [was: Is C++ the future?]
Date: 5 Oct 1994 17:08:43 GMT
Date: 1994-10-05T17:08:43+00:00 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <36umir$b65@theopolis.orl.mmc.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: milodCx698o.GIM@netcom.com
In article <milodCx698o.GIM@netcom.com>, milod@netcom.com (John DiCamillo) writes:
|> milod@netcom.com (John DiCamillo) writes:
|> > Get real. (Have ya flown into Denver recently?)
|>
|> Earlier in this thread I made a post that implicitly
|> linked the Denver airport "fiasco" with Ada. Since
|> that time I have been alerted that I was the victim
|> of an urban legend. The Denver baggage system soft-
|> ware was not developed in Ada, and in no way reflects
|> on the capabilities of the language Ada nor its pro-
|> grammers. I apologize for any confusion or damage
|> this error may have caused.
|>
|> BTW, someone from this newsgroup informed me that the
|> system in question was actually developed in C++,
|> but I have not verified my source, and refuse to make
|> the same mistake twice. ;-)
|>
pragma Cheap_Shot;
Missed milestones, unexpectedly long test times, poor, buggy
performance... has "C" written all over it.
...but I do applaud your (newfound) caution.
T.E.D.
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Thread overview: 70+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
1994-09-29 20:08 Is Ada the future? [was: Is C++ the future?] John DiCamillo
1994-09-30 13:45 ` David Weller
1994-10-01 21:40 ` John DiCamillo
1994-10-03 9:53 ` Robert I. Eachus
1994-10-03 20:41 ` John DiCamillo
1994-10-04 8:41 ` Robb Nebbe
[not found] ` <85C825A689A@annwfn.com>
1994-10-13 14:40 ` John Volan
1994-10-13 21:14 ` Matt Kennel
1994-10-14 0:37 ` Robert Dewar
1994-10-14 10:16 ` Robb Nebbe
1994-10-14 20:43 ` Bob Duff
1994-10-13 22:01 ` Val Kartchner
1994-10-14 1:38 ` Robert Dewar
1994-10-14 9:31 ` Robb Nebbe
1994-10-14 16:16 ` Child packages [nn,pedo,incest,cons] Robert Firth
1994-10-14 17:13 ` Robert I. Eachus
1994-10-17 8:18 ` Robb Nebbe
1994-10-17 11:52 ` Robert I. Eachus
1994-10-17 21:54 ` Bob Duff
1994-10-18 10:30 ` Child packages Robb Nebbe
1994-10-18 9:37 ` Robert I. Eachus
1994-10-18 19:09 ` Robert Dewar
1994-10-19 11:03 ` Robert I. Eachus
1994-10-19 16:24 ` Norman H. Cohen
1994-10-19 23:13 ` Robert Dewar
1994-10-20 14:06 ` Norman H. Cohen
1994-10-20 11:09 ` Robert I. Eachus
1994-10-20 19:02 ` Benjamin Ketcham
1994-10-20 17:08 ` Robert I. Eachus
1994-10-20 16:37 ` Bob Duff
1994-10-20 16:40 ` Bob Duff
1994-10-21 14:02 ` Mark Biggar, 5172
1994-10-21 8:48 ` Robb Nebbe
1994-10-19 18:54 ` Robert Dewar
1994-10-20 0:27 ` Matt Kennel
1994-10-20 8:21 ` Magnus Kempe
1994-10-20 13:52 ` John Volan
1994-10-19 16:19 ` Norman H. Cohen
1994-10-04 14:44 ` Is Ada the future? [was: Is C++ the future?] Robert Dewar
1994-10-04 15:53 ` Richard Kenner
[not found] ` <36h4pc$9dd@starbase.neosoft.com>
1994-09-30 20:15 ` Benjamin Ketcham
1994-10-02 16:30 ` Robin Rowe
1994-10-02 18:00 ` David Weller
1994-10-03 15:55 ` Netspeak: What is "trolling"? Norman H. Cohen
1994-10-03 17:04 ` Kenneth Aubey 913-4481
1994-10-03 21:06 ` Is Ada the future? [was: Is C++ the future?] John DiCamillo
1994-10-04 0:29 ` David Weller
1994-10-04 17:42 ` John DiCamillo
1994-10-05 8:18 ` Magnus Kempe
1994-10-05 13:49 ` Tucker Taft
[not found] ` <36q7m5$4ef@starbase.neosoft.com>
1994-10-04 17:55 ` Robin Rowe
1994-10-04 22:42 ` Tucker Taft
1994-10-03 9:22 ` Andrew Lees
1994-10-03 21:31 ` John DiCamillo
1994-10-04 23:29 ` John DiCamillo
1994-10-05 3:52 ` Robin Rowe
1994-10-05 13:15 ` Robert Dewar
1994-10-05 13:54 ` David Weller
[not found] ` <36uhnl$4c1@gnat.cs.nyu.edu>
[not found] ` <37dp17$gp6@goanna.cs.rmit.oz.au>
1994-10-11 13:37 ` Robert Dewar
1994-10-19 11:24 ` Stephen J Bevan
1994-10-19 15:51 ` Robert Dewar
1994-10-25 12:21 ` Stephen J Bevan
1994-10-05 17:08 ` Ted Dennison [this message]
[not found] ` <36msgr$qq2@starbase.neosoft.com>
1994-10-04 7:21 ` Ada compared to C++ Robin Rowe
1994-10-05 6:44 ` Bob Kitzberger
1994-10-05 12:02 ` Robert Dewar
1994-10-05 18:20 ` Bob Kitzberger
1994-10-05 8:44 ` Magnus Kempe
1994-10-05 19:55 ` David Weller
[not found] ` <1994Oct6.133002.1@rapnet.sanders.lockheed.com>
1994-10-16 3:30 ` Mark S. Hathaway
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