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From: Kilgallen@SpamCop.net (Larry Kilgallen)
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Subject: Re: ADA Popularity Discussion Request
Date: 5 Sep 2004 13:28:22 -0500
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In article <iWG_c.8033$w%6.3982@newsread1.news.pas.earthlink.net>, "Richard  Riehle" <adaworks@earthlink.net> writes:

> No one argues that testing is unimportant.

> No language can protect us, at compile time, from every possible
> error.

But assuming perfect testing, finding the errors during compilation
rather than in testing saves me time, and time is money.