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From: kilgallen@eisner.decus.org (Larry Kilgallen)
Subject: Re: long term viability of Ada
Date: 1996/09/24
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In article <3245AFBF.3E28@thomsoft.com>, Dave Wood <dpw@thomsoft.com> writes:

> In fact, we've noted an increasing trend in people looking to move
> *from* C++ *to* Ada 95.  Right now, I would consider this to be
> essentially anecdotal because at this point only a few true Ada 95
> compilers have hit the market.

Dave can count sales, but for the rest of us one metric might be
to see bookstores briskly selling many volumes entitled "Ada for
C++ Programmers" or similar.

Larry Kilgallen