cindy@ada-uts.UUCP (08/13/85)
Having worked for Intermetrics Inc. for six years, I had a hand in
maintaining the HAL/S compiler for NASA, and Rockwell. I was assured
at the time that this was NASA's official language, and that it was used
for the space shuttle program (hence my interest in the shuttle). I
can there fore say that whereas some of the software on the shuttle may
be Fortran, or other "old fashioned" languages, there must be at least
some of it done in HAL/S, which is a structured programming language.
I am currently involved in Intermetrics' ADA* program, and I frankly
prefer HAL/S to ADA. (NO Flames here, a discussion could happen in
net.languages if you really want to).
Just making a point about the Shuttle Software.:-)
NET: {harpo, allegro, bellcore, ihnp4}!inmet!ada-uts!cindy
* ADA is a registered trademark of the US DOD (AJPO).
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