OT: Language for the ages

[Paul Koning]

>>>>> "John" == John R Hogerhuis <jhoger at pobox.com> writes:

 John> On Fri, 2005-10-14 at 23:28 -0700, Zane H. Healy wrote:
 >> Actually I think having the hardware around to run it isn't simply
 >> an option, it's a requirement.  Once it's certified, you can't
 >> easily substitute out different hardware.

 John> To really future-proof, it would be a good idea to find a good,
 John> portable emulator for the processor in question and bundle it
 John> with the application source code.

That way you reduce the problem to a previously UNsolved problem.  Now
you have to solve the futureproofing problem for a more complex
application (the emulator).

	    paul