Re: Is Ada likely to survive ?

[jorgie <jorgie@box.net.au>]

Nasser wrote:
> 
> In article <JSA.97Jul22150552@alexandria.organon.com>,
> 
> >> Its just that if you hire someone and he has to learn a new language -
> >> well that is additional cost vs hiring someone who already knows it.
> >
> >Yes, it is easy to hire a C/C++/Java 1 day wonder.  And cheaply too.
> >Someone who was flipping burgers a week before, got C/C++/Java for
> >dummies or C/C++/Java in 5 days and is, voila', now a programmer who
> >"knows" it.
> >
> 
> I am not sure about the "cheap" part. Java programmers with less than one
> year exp. can ask for $80-$100/hr, and many get close to that. It is the latest
> fashion as you know, even though many might have no clue about design and
> software engineering, but no one cares, since the ones hiring most
> likely also have no clue.
> 
> As far as the pay rate for C++ vs. Ada, I notice that C/C++ programmers
> make more than Ada programmers. you see, goverment and defense companies
> salaries (which is where Ada is used in the US at least) are lower
> than private/commerical compnaies.
> 
> >
> >Here's my take: If you want to use Ada - use it.  Don't worry about
> >whether it's going "to be around" or something.  That's not an issue.
> >If you don't want to use it, don't.
> >
> 
> Agree. good advice. one should not always follow the crowd, if we all
> did, then we'll probably be still cooking our food over a fire under
> open sky in some forest somewhere. (humm.. come to think of it, that does
> not sound that bad :)
> 

I agree strongly with both ideas!

	Jorgie
> Nasser