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=1.1 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_40,INVALID_DATE autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!sample.eng.ohio-state.edu!purdue!haven.umd.edu!uvaarpa!vger.nsu.edu!g_harrison From: g_harrison@vger.nsu.edu (George C. Harrison, Norfolk State University) Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: How Ada is failing socially Message-ID: <1132.2868eacd@vger.nsu.edu> Date: 26 Jun 91 23:28:12 GMT References: <1991Jun25.175925.6730@csv.viccol.edu.au> Distribution: comp.lang.ada List-Id: In article <1991Jun25.175925.6730@csv.viccol.edu.au>, dougcc@csv.viccol.edu.au (Douglas Miller) writes: > In article , srctran@world.std.com (Gregory Aharonian) writes: >> >> If Ada is so great, and the US government is spending so many billions >> on Ada software development, why is the marketplace for Ada tools and >> libraries non-existent? Just maybe it doesn't need to be "existent" - there is so much standard Ada support available that selling tools and libraries are almost REDUNDENT. >> I just received in the mail today the Summer '91 issue of "The >> Connection" [ETC.] >> [ETC.] > On a related point, would it be true to say that Ada has built in features > that obviate the need for many auxiliary tools? Comments anyone? Thanks for saying this. IMHO Ada has many of the features that are available in the C tools that are advertised. > I would be more concerned about a lack of Ada compatible libraries, as one > of the objectives of Ada was to encourage a software component industry. Many Ada compilers either come with extensive libraries or these libraries are available from via FTP or downloads. Isn't it wonderful to work on a STANDARD language?? [post flames here] George C. Harrison, Professor of Computer Science Norfolk State University, 2401 Corprew Avenue, Norfolk VA 23504 Internet: g_harrison@vger.nsu.edu Phone: 804-683-8654