problems/risks due to programming language

[Douglas Miller]

In article <4174 at ganymede.inmos.co.uk>, mph at lion.inmos.co.uk (Mike Harrison) writes:
> In article <5017 at csv.viccol.edu.au> dougcc at csv.viccol.edu.au (Douglas Miller) writes:
>>Valid but utterly vacuous point, as ADA *was* designed to provide maximal
>>support for software engineering.  I suppose its possible that another
>>(hidden?) design goal was to "have everything".  So what?
>>
> Wrong ! - Ada was designed primarily to save DoD money, secondarily to support
> very long in-service life software (by simplifying the maintenance process), 
> with all kinds of other goodies as a tertiary aim.

I know, these were the *requirements*.  ADA was *designed* to meet these
requirements by providing maximal support for software engineering.

Alternatively I could argue that the requirements you mention basically
define what software engineering is, and you are just nitpicking.