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=-0.0 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_20 autolearn=unavailable autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Received: by 10.42.62.81 with SMTP id x17mr36626218ich.10.1415066828641; Mon, 03 Nov 2014 18:07:08 -0800 (PST) X-Received: by 10.182.250.130 with SMTP id zc2mr20955obc.3.1415066828498; Mon, 03 Nov 2014 18:07:08 -0800 (PST) Path: eternal-september.org!reader01.eternal-september.org!reader02.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!mx02.eternal-september.org!feeder.eternal-september.org!news.glorb.com!h15no5143422igd.0!news-out.google.com!ks2ni7573igb.0!nntp.google.com!h15no5143412igd.0!postnews.google.com!glegroupsg2000goo.googlegroups.com!not-for-mail Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Date: Mon, 3 Nov 2014 18:07:08 -0800 (PST) Complaints-To: groups-abuse@google.com Injection-Info: glegroupsg2000goo.googlegroups.com; posting-host=73.46.72.234; posting-account=yiWntAoAAAC1KqC_shmxJYv07B9l6LNU NNTP-Posting-Host: 73.46.72.234 User-Agent: G2/1.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 Message-ID: <1c386f07-6531-4cdb-b588-47c708f9f357@googlegroups.com> Subject: The older you are the stupider you are? From: David Botton Injection-Date: Tue, 04 Nov 2014 02:07:08 +0000 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Xref: news.eternal-september.org comp.lang.ada:23013 Date: 2014-11-03T18:07:08-08:00 List-Id: (I try not to cross post to much, so if you saw this on Linked'In sorry) I recall as I was getting older that despite a great reputation and fantast= ic portfolio of small to mid size business software projects, the average c= lient was looking at the grey hairs in my beard and wondering if I was goin= g to be able to code something "innovative" for his business? (I often joke that is one of the reasons I became a doctor of oriental medi= cine, in medicine the older I get the wiser I am in the eyes of the patient= s) Ada for small to mid size business consulting actually has the power to bre= ak the stereo type. I speak from 12 years of experience using Ada for busin= ess consulting and while Ada is not used in the majority of my projects, a = good number of my projects both desktop and web have been written partly or= entirely in Ada. 1) Ada carries with it a prestige. "I am going to code you a system in the = same language used for Missiles and Fighter planes." - Wow cool 2) "You know when you want a system that is going to do exactly what you wa= nt, best if you can read for yourself what I am doing, here have a look at = this code..." - I can understand that, you make a great point! (I always ma= ke sure to carry some garbage C and JS code.. good luck, the developers tha= t wrote that stuff can't even read it) 3) "If you find a developer that codes in Ada you know you have a pro, not = some kid putting back doors to blackmail you later " - Makes sense 4) "I choose the best tool for the job and anyone with my experience level = can tell you it is the design not the language that matters and the best jo= b for your large system is Ada." - You have the experience 5) "Ada was once mandated for use because it was a solid design choice by e= ngineers, not some internet home-brew project like C++ or a Mickey mouse to= y scripting language like Java Script, your project needs power, stability = and a solid 30 year old language reviewed and updated last in 2012" (I bet = you didn't know the mandate was a selling point, huh :) Gnoga's framework brings what you need to code for the cloud in Ada faster = and easier than with current web technologies in any other language and let= s you leverage the JS frameworks existing to bringing your business apps th= e "Sexy" they need to close the deal. Ada is the winning choice for Small to Mid Size Business Software. Time is = coming to let them know it! David Botton