From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,FREEMAIL_FROM autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,38159b1b5557a2e7 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2004-01-17 18:12:20 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news2.google.com!news.maxwell.syr.edu!sn-xit-03!sn-xit-04!sn-xit-01!sn-post-01!supernews.com!corp.supernews.com!not-for-mail From: "cl1" Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: why ada is so unpopular ? Date: Sat, 17 Jan 2004 20:06:05 -0600 Organization: Posted via Supernews, http://www.supernews.com Message-ID: <100jqrjc6tqvqd2@corp.supernews.com> References: <49cbf610.0401170627.79c3dfe5@posting.google.com> <4009BED6.5060607@noplace.com> X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1158 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 X-Complaints-To: abuse@supernews.com Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:4513 Date: 2004-01-17T20:06:05-06:00 List-Id: "Hyman Rosen" wrote in message news:WskOb.68$Wm4.21@nwrdny01.gnilink.net... > Marin David Condic wrote: > > showing them on your resume that you know a *variety* of languages > > tends to indicate that you are a quick learner and adaptable as well > > as well educated. Any experience cannot possibly hurt you. > > I interviewed a programming candidate for my compnay not long ago who > had C++ and Ada on his resume. I was looking forward to a nice chat on > comparing the two languages. Unfortunately, it turned out that the > candidate knew nothing about either one. and this is why it took me almost 2 years to find a job