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From: Jerry Petrey <gpetrey@hercii.mar.lmco.com>
Subject: Re: The future of Ada
Date: 1999/03/12
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kirk@*.*.com wrote:
> 
> In article <36E86FC0.C8EBDC5A@hso.link.com>, "Stanley says...
> >
> 
> ..
> >Ada shops which hire them for huge dollars.  A couple of years ago (it
> >may still be true), good Ada programmers were getting tip-top dollars
> >for contracting.
> 
> Those must be some ultra-secrete Ada programming positions,
> since from what one sees out there in the public, Ada jobs
> are the lowest paying of all. Even a VB programmer makes more
> than an Ada programmer. With 15 years, Ada programmers are
> offered a lousy $50,000 a year in those defense contractors
> places, while a fresh college grad with a 2 months visual-anything,
> can easily earn more than that at any run-of-the-mill commercial shop.
> 
> So, I have no clue what do people talk about when they say
> that Ada programmers make top dollars. If they were, you'll find
> people jumping on Ada, but people are jumping on Java
> and visual-*.
> 
> Kirk.

-- 

Either the people you refer to are not worth any more than that or they
don't know what they are worth.  Most direct positions for experienced
Ada software engineers are paying in the 75 - 80K range and I rarely
see a contract position for under 100K per year (and many well above
that).  I have worked for defense contractors for many years and I see
the Ada opportunities getting better and better - and expanding outside
of
the defense area.

If you don't care to believe this, that's fine. It supports me quite
well
and I am very happy to stick with Ada.


Jerry
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