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From: 8f27iw6z@canada.com (Tom)
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Subject: Re: Embedded Keynote Speaker Mentions Ada
Date: 21 Sep 2004 23:20:32 -0700
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Georg Bauhaus <sb463ba@l1-hrz.uni-duisburg.de> wrote in message news:<ciq8md$1hn$1@a1-hrz.uni-duisburg.de>...
> Tom <8f27iw6z@canada.com> wrote:
> 
> : It does
> : not distill a lot of confidence in a computer language when the so
> : called enthusiasts can't even keep their web sites up to date.
> 
> Well yes, though you would have to explain why you think that all
> compiler vendors must always be Ada enthusiasts ;-). Anyway, there are
> other operating systems besides Windows XP where a language like
> Ada is known better.  For example, would you prefer Windows XP to
> VxWorks if your program is going to control a big dangerous power
> drill?
> 
> 
> -- Georg
I will have to take your word on which operating system is better for
control of a big dangerous power drill: I know only Microsoft
operating systems.  One question that I would like an answer for is:
Is Ada less susceptible to computer virii than C++ and Java on the
Windows XP operating system?  Now that is a question that would come
up more often where I work.