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On Mar 27, 1:13=A0pm, kalvin.n...@gmail.com wrote:
> tiistaina 27. maaliskuuta 2012 20.22.07 UTC+3 an...@att.net kirjoitti:
>
> > Full language translators are mostly used to move a project away from
> > one language to another more accessable language. So, why use Ada in
> > the first place.
>
> This is a very valid question. How large a software project needs to be i=
n order to benefit from implementing it in Ada? Is it only a one person prj=
oect, two person project or project involving a small team. Why bother with=
 Ada as we already have (free) C compiler avaiable.

Even the smallest microcontroller projects could greatly benefit from
Ada's realtime and concurrency features.