> On Sun, 3 Nov 1996, Tucker Taft wrote: > > Furthermore, in these domains, the development problem is often dominated > by the challenges of using Commercial Off The Shelf (COTS) solutions > wisely. Custom 3GL development should be minimized where satisfactory > cost-effective solutions can be built by integrating COTS products. Well, thats it, then. Better start joining the Java crowd... I really find the conclusions of the Report incredible. As a known Ada advocate for finance applications in our company I find myself now not just fighting SE misconceptions but also opponents waiving a DoD funded study effectively saying they are right, that Ada is not cost effective for the finance market. Mr. Taft, I realize the study was performed for the US DoD, but it's impact on our market is potentionally disasterous. I think we european, non-military, folks deserve some explanation, perhaps the 22ed in Brussels ? In the mean time, Dutch universities are already considering using Java as their primary language, so I better start dusting off the JDK... +-----------------------------+-----------------------+ | Jerry van Dijk | email [log in to unmask] | | Product Development Manager | Team Ada | | Ordina Finance BV | Haarlem, Holland | +-----------------------------+-----------------------+