Re: Computerworld Focus on OOP is good obituary for Ada

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Christopher,


>  ...      The decision may have happened by default, when a
>spokesman for Rational said, "We support this nifty library in C++" and
>did not also say, "and in Ada, and wait till you *see* what we're
>going to do with Ada9X!  ... You didn't know about Ada9X?  Let
>me fill you in! It's got marvellous object-oriented features..."
>

Rational doesn't (or at least didn't) say anything like that to me
when I called about the Booch components.  While they were very
willing to talk about (and sell) me the C++ version, they really
stopped and stumbled when I made it clear I was talking about the
Ada version.  After a couple of 'hold please, I'll check'
pauses, they gave me Grady's phone number in Colorado and told me
To call him.   So, it turns out that Rational _does not_ sell the
Booch components for Ada, Grady Booch does using a company name of
Wizard Software. 


Mark