Re: Choosing C++ instead of Ada

[William Clodius <wclodius@lanl.gov>]

Stanley R. Allen wrote:
> <snip> 
> But you should ask them how many C++ vendors there are.
> I can think of three -- Microsoft, Borland, and Symantec.
> Now think of ten; not so easy.  I know it's easier to
> think of ten test vendors for C++ products -- C++ programs
> need more tests!!
> <snip>

I suggest a visit to Nullstone's list of compiler companies

http://www.nullstone.com/htmls/companies/companies.htm

It lists

Language	# Vendors
Ada 		6
Basic		3
C++ 		30
C		50+
Cobol		4
Fortran 77&90	15
Java		2
Lisp		2
Modula 2	1
Pascal		3
PL/1		1

Note the C/C++ vendors may be highly agressive in listing their wares, I
know of Fortran, Lisp, and Modula 2 vendors not represented on the list,
and some list only their C/C++ compilers and not those for other
languages, but I suspect that Ada's are also highly agressive.

Note also that different vendors may share different front or back ends.

Still I suspect that any reasonable person would agree that the number
of Ada vendors is significantly less thatn the number of C++ vendors.

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William B. Clodius		Phone: (505)-665-9370
Los Alamos National Laboratory	Email: wclodius@lanl.gov
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