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From: cross@augusta.math.psu.edu (Dan Cross)
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In article <tmhe597bt0eb23@corp.supernews.com>,
Mike Smith <smithmc@michaelsmith.NOSPAMorg> wrote:
>> Well, the same could be said of assembly language programming, but do
>> we program major software systems in assembler?  And of course it's
>> tautological that only erroneous programs have bugs.
>
>Define "major".  Is the software for automotive engine computers written in
>Ada?  The embedded world is one of the most "major" categories of software
>development, and I'd bet that a lot of that is in fact written in assembly.

Actually, a significant amount of embedded systems development is done
in high-level languages (a fair amount is even done in Ada).  Sure, a lot
of things use assembler at some point (even Unix has some assembler
routines in it), but it's usually not the focal point.

	- Dan C.