Richard said: > Just back from Software Technology Conference. The C++ and Java > languages are making real inroads into the DoD software development > now that the "mandate" is abrogated. However, I met many people who > are still convinced that Ada is the correct choice for software > development when failure is not an option. > Howabout, "Ada. When failure is not an option." Not one to start religious wars, but it is amazing what you find in the Bible. Howabout: "So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper _in_the_thing_ whereto I sent it." -- Isaiah 55:11 (King James version) If God says he doesn't use C++ for OOP when he wants things to work, I'll take His word for it. (I ran into this because a partial quote was in a hymn at chuch a few weeks back. I had to run down the reference. I even thought about using it as a .sig, but figured most people wouldn't understand it.) Robert I. Eachus with Standard_Disclaimer; use Standard_Disclaimer; function Message (Text: in Clever_Ideas) return Better_Ideas is...