Thanx Rick. I need to get hold of that article. J on Prescott > Date: Fri, 22 May 2009 10:40:59 +0800 > From: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: Arguments for using Ada > To: [log in to unmask] > > Hi George > > Whenever anyone asks me why I like Ada I refer them to the article > > > Sammet, J. E. (1986).* *Why Ada is not just another programming language.* * > *Communications of the ACM*, 29(8) 722-732. > > > > It's old but it still rings true. > -------------------------------------------- > Rick Duley > North Perth, > Western Australia .-_|\ > http://www.freewebs.com/rickduley/ / \ > aussie : 0409 106 049 perth *_.-._/ > o'seas : +61 409 106 049 v > -------------------------------------------- > Committees: > "... dark alley down which ideas are led > ... then strangled." > (PepsiCo) > _________________________________________________________________ Windows Live™: Keep your life in sync. http://windowslive.com/explore?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_BR_life_in_synch_052009