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=-1.3 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,INVALID_MSGID autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,f05f6c2ca4c91ddd,start X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public From: Greg A Barnett Subject: long term viability of Ada Date: 1996/09/20 Message-ID: <324219D1.15FFEF33@bright.net>#1/1 X-Deja-AN: 184097187 content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii organization: BrightNet Ohio mime-version: 1.0 newsgroups: comp.lang.ada x-mailer: Mozilla 3.0b6Gold (X11; I; Linux 1.2.13 i486) Date: 1996-09-20T00:00:00+00:00 List-Id: I attended a meeting today to have the engineers on a new program explain how/why they choose C++ over Ada95. The project will be using CORBA and Java (language, browser, virtual machine - I'm not sure, I don't think they are either). The arguments given were the typical ones: C++ has better, cheaper tools; C++ compilers are cheaper; everyone else is using it; CORBA is written in C, therefore..., C++ code is more efficient, etc., etc., etc. I can easily refute these with the good ammo I've seen at the AdaIC, HBAP and posted in this news group. They have one argument I can't refute and I'm looking for help. They claim that since the DoD is abandoning Ada (their words, not mine) and since there is very little commercial use of Ada in the US (again their words), Ada is a dead language that won't be around in 5-10 years. Does anyone have a crystal ball that sees 5-10 years in the future? What are the projections for market share, number of projects written in Ada, dollar value of Ada contracts, etc.? BTW, I don't expect this will change their minds, they've made their decision and facts would just confuse the issue. Sigh! I could use some encouragment. -- Greg A. Barnett Lockheed Martin Tactical Defense Systems - Akron