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_20,INVALID_DATE autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!usc!apple!netcomsv!jls From: jls@netcom.COM (Jim Showalter) Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Yearly Fees for Support of Compiler Message-ID: <1991May10.055918.3595@netcom.COM> Date: 10 May 91 05:59:18 GMT References: <1991May3> <20600104@inmet> <1991May9.072802.4925@netcom.COM> <3054@cod.NOSC.MIL> Sender: netnews@netcom.COM (USENET Administration) Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services UNIX System {408 241-9760 guest} Originator: jls@netcom.netcom.com List-Id: > While Ada is nowhere near the dominant force in the commercial sector, >it's a gross overstatement to say that it has not penetrated. There are >many examples of commercial uses of Ada already and the number is growing. >In most cases, but not all, these uses are occuring in major companies that >have done the cost/benefit analysis and decided that Ada is worthwhile over >the long haul. I'd be the first to agree that Ada has made inroads. On the other hand, Borland shipped something like half a million copies of Turbo C++ last year. You do the math. -- **************** JIM SHOWALTER, jls@netcom.com, (408) 243-0630 ***************** * Proven solutions to software problems. Consulting and training in all aspects* * of software development. Management/process/methodology. Architecture/design/* * reuse. Quality/productivity. Risk reduction. EFFECTIVE OO techniques. Ada. *