From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.5-pre1 (2020-06-20) on ip-172-31-74-118.ec2.internal X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.5 required=3.0 tests=BAYES_05 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.5-pre1 Date: 15 Jan 93 17:11:44 GMT From: paladin.american.edu!darwin.sura.net!sgiblab!sgigate!odin!davemc@uunet.uu .net (David McAllister) Subject: Re: Ada fairs poorly in CASE market survey Message-ID: <1993Jan15.171144.26311@odin.corp.sgi.com> List-Id: In article srctran@world.std.com (Gregory Aharonian) writes: > The January 1993 issue of Software Magazine has a lengthy article on >software reusability (pages 86-92). On page 88 there is a table of the >results of a survey by Sentry Market Research titled: > > "Development Language Preferences among CASE buyers" > >with the following results: > > 1991 1992 > > Cobol 41% 38% > C 18% 16% > 4GL 15% 13% > Other 13% 16% > Fortran 5% 4% > C++ 4% 4% > Other OOs 3% 4% > Ada 2% 4% > > These results pretty much reflect similar surveys, such as language >presence at trade shows, language requirements in help wanted ads, and softwar e >tools and libraries sold commercially. > > To base this nation's software defense policies on a mandated language, >when neither the DoD, its contractors or Ada compiler vendors care enough to >foster interest and demand in the non-mandated world, is criminal, as their >inactions undermine the ability of the free markets to provide Ada supply to >meet defense needs. This continuing niche status of Ada will drive up the >cost of Ada tools and programmers, driving up the costs of developing defense >software systems. > >Greg Aharonian >Source Translation & Optimization >-- >************************************************************************** >Greg Aharonian >Source Translation & Optimiztion >P.O. Box 404, Belmont, MA 02178 -- *SHINDO - the ART of the MIND* *Fortune for the day*