Re: Eiffel for DoD development?

[merlin@annwfn.com (Fred McCall)]

In <g5WSkakPrwVQ070yn@cpcug.org> wayned@cpcug.org Wayne Dernoncourt writes:

>I thought Ada was mandated only for embedded combat software, things like
>test sets, etc. were excluded from having to be written in Ada.  Has DoD
>changed their tune and will now force new business system software, etc. to
>be written in Ada. 

First of all, it's really Congress that's responsible for the Ada
Mandate, not DoD.  Secondly, it applies to *all* software.  The only
reason business systems can often get a waiver (and yes, they need to
get one, as the Mandate exists) is because of all the already existing
COBOL out there (demonstrable price savings over the lifecycle).  

And yes, the 'Ada Police' *will* come and get in your face if you get
caught trying to use something else, even if what you're doing isn't
embedded software and (sometimes) even if it makes more sense to use a
different language because of already existing things that you have to
work with (and no, this is not purely theoretical knowledge).

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