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On 21 Dez., 00:36, "Randy Brukardt" <ra...@rrsoftware.com> wrote:

> ... At lot of the things that make Ada unique aren't
> things that you really can sell to outsiders (that is, non-Ada users that
> might be interested in using Ada).

I think the paper
John W. McCormick=0BUniversity of Northern Iowa=0BSoftware Engineering
Education: On the Right Track
http://www.crosstalkonline.org/storage/issue-archives/2000/200008/200008-Mc=
Cormick.pdf
has shown that the following basic Ada features were vital for the
success of Ada vs. C:

Modeling of Scalar Objects
  Strong Typing
  Range Constraints
  Enumerations
  Attributes like 'Range ...
  No need for Pointers
Parameter modes for data flow
Named Parameter Assoziation
Flexible array index ranges

But are these sexy? You have to have used them to estimate the value...