In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Paul Rubin <http://[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Peter Dembinski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> If it has to be both reliable and secure, I suggest you used more >> redundant language such as Ada 95. > >That's something to think about and it's come up in discussions, but >probably complicates stuff since it's not currently available on the >target platform. Also, the people on the project have significant >Java and Python experience but haven't used Ada. Do you think it has >real advantages over Java?
You have me curious, Paul; what's the platform which lacks an Ada95 compiler <URL: http://directory.google.com/Top/Computers/Programming/Languages/Ada/Compilers/ >? Me, I think Ada has significant advantages over Java in safety, especially where OO is *not* a benefit (as is sometimes the case). For a not-too-different variety of safety, I like Eiffel. Again, Eiffel compilers are available nearly, but not entirely, everywhere. I'm not arguing for redundancy (see above), by the way, just precision. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
