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=1.4 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_50,INVALID_MSGID autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,ed45459060d00f87 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public From: Dino Gianisis Subject: Re: US-MN-Mpls >>> Ada Software Engineers <<< Date: 1999/02/10 Message-ID: <36C24646.804BC44E@stny.lrun.com>#1/1 X-Deja-AN: 443064523 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit References: <79scn2$k04@drn.newsguy.com> <36C2036B.D2B4B148@pwfl.com> X-Accept-Language: en Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: newsr1.twcny.rr.com 918701375 204.210.158.162 (Wed, 10 Feb 1999 21:49:35 EDT) Organization: TWC Syracuse NY MIME-Version: 1.0 NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 10 Feb 1999 21:49:35 EDT Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Date: 1999-02-10T00:00:00+00:00 List-Id: >From the previous two posts it seems that Ada is used in commercial aviation industry primarily. Why ? What features does it contain that give it the edge over lets say C++ ?. Also based on supply/demand I would think that engineers with Ada experience could name their price these days ?. I apologize for the simple question to all the Ada S/W experts out there but my studies have emphasized H/W design (so far). > Bob@nospam.com wrote: > > > > In article , alwill@netcom.com says... > > > > >Our client is looking for several experienced Ada Software Engineers to work > > >in several different areas of a large embedded real-time system for the > > >military. > > > > Is the military the only ones who use Ada? > > > > it sure looks like it. Becuase that is all what I see the Ada job Ads for. > > > > Ada is only used to help kill people. > > > > > As for Ada being used only in the military: Not true. Our commercial jet > engines have adopted this technology as well. So if your plane lands > safely, you can thank Ada technology in part for getting you there. > > Ada has been widely used in ATC systems. When CAATS comes on-line > in Canada and some US systems finish fielding, Ada will control your > flights between here and Europe. And Ada is used in many ATC > projects within Europe, too.