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_50,INVALID_DATE autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,26c98aaeafe861d2 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 1993-03-31 14:23:15 PST Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Path: sparky!uunet!gatech!asuvax!ennews!dbrancat From: dbrancat@slab.pr.erau.edu (Donald Brancato) Subject: Re: Lack of Ada programmers? Message-ID: <1993Mar31.213029.1085@ennews.eas.asu.edu> Sender: clarkm@slab.pr.erau.edu (Michael J. Clark) Organization: Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott References: <19930331.054448.56@almaden.ibm.com> Date: Wed, 31 Mar 1993 21:30:29 GMT Date: 1993-03-31T21:30:29+00:00 List-Id: In regard to the question raised about the lack of Ada programmers, I would like to submit my humble opinion. I am a senior undergraduate student at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Prescott, Arizona majoring in Aviation Computer Science. Since the fall of 1989 our computer science curriculum has been centered around Ada. Everything from general programming concepts, graphics, data structures, files and database systems, and software engineering has been taught using Ada as the base language. And, since the interest of most students lies in the aeronautical industry, I think the language was well chosen. I recently returned from a 6 month Co-op with NASA -Goddard Space Flight Center working in the Software Engineering Laboratory. My studies were well received, as I was working on telemetry simulators in Ada. I guess the thrust of my point is that the belief that there are not enough Ada programmers has not been researched enough to be valid. A recent article in Communication of the ACM discussed a study done on universities currently teaching Ada as the primary language listed over 50 universities in the U.S. alone. Whether you select Ada as your language of choice is not the concern here. It doesn't take a genius to extrapolate the concepts of one language to any other language. In fact, after studying Ada for a couple years I went on to learn C, C++, and Pascal. Anyway, for those individuals who use this excuse to crucify Ada, I will include my address and telephone to entertain any job opportunities. Now don't think that I'll be waiting by the phone drooling, I merely wanted to make my point and provide a possible solution to the lack of Ada programmers. - Michael J. Clark clarkm@slab.pr.erau.edu