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Wed, 10 May 2000 09:25:44 -0400
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: Criley, Marc A [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>Sent: Tuesday, May 09, 2000 12:00 PM
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: "Why Not Ada"
>
>I read through the comments posted at the SlashDot site, and some of the
>misinformation was so mind-bogglingly ludicrous that it warranted its own
>Douglas Adams' metaphors.  I was embarrassed for some of the contributors
>that they not just believed, but would actually post, such foolishness.
>
>Did you know that early Ada compilers could only recognize 48 characters?
>That the language was so complex that it was years before a "certified"
>compiler could be produced?  (Well, that one might actually be true ;-)

As true as the statement that it took years to get a certified Ada compiler
might be, how long did it take to get the first certified C or C++ compiler?

Rush Kester
Charter member Team Ada
Software Systems Engineer
AdaSoft at Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab.
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