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From: Marin David Condic <condicma@bogon.pwfl.com>
Subject: Re: Parser/lexer generator ANTLR
Date: 1999/02/18
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nabbasi@pacbell.net wrote:
> 
> In article <7ahri9$tkm$1@nnrp1.dejanews.com>, dennison@telepath.com says...
> >
> 
> >
> >Yet another engineer w/ 10 years of Java experience? I don't know what you
> >find so unusual about that. :-)
> >
> 
> Around 1981, I saw an Ad in the LA times asking for an Ada engineer with
> 5 years experience. When I called, the secretery insisted that is
> the minumum requirment they want. I dont think there was even a commerical
> Ada compiler in 1981.
> 
The writer of the ad may have had in mind: "I want someone who has been
programming for at least 5 years and knows Ada" The personnel/HR folks -
who know nothing about technical specs except how to line up buzzwords
on resumes with buzzwords in personel requests - probably translated it
into: "They want an Ada programmer with 5 years experience."

The standard for Ada was published in 1983, correct? I think there may
have been some "proof of concept" work done, but certainly nothing
validated. Its hard to remember back that far, but I do remember reading
early drafts of the Ada standard back in 1981.

MDC
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