From: Andrew K. Wolven
Subject: Re: Selling lisp to the Next Generation Space Telescope Project
Date:
Message-ID: <3A9D60C3.D131D294@redfernlane.org>
Marc Battyani wrote:
>
> We have been using Lisp for industrial application for 4 years to drive
> automated Non Destructive Testing systems for aerospace industries.
> Everything is in Lisp except the hard real time part (25ns) which is in
> VHDL.
> The software works 24x7 under NT.
>
> Our competitor's software is in C/C++ and they proudly say that it has more
> than 1 million line of code.
> With this million they can only do 2D representations of parts and are not
> able to display results while driving the system (and obviously, they crash
> every few hours like most C/C++ software)
> Our software has only 17000 lines of code but we do real time 3D display of
> the system + results, compute and display in 3D the ultrasound propagation,
> and it works 24x7 for weeks without restarting.
bitchen.
>
>
> As I've already posted here:
>
> Lisp developpers cost more but it's nothing compared to stopping a
> production factory because a C++ program crashed. And writting safe programs
> in C++ will take longer and cost more than in lisp.
>
> If somebody is interrested, I can put some pictures on my web site.
>
> Marc