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=2.1 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_20,INVALID_MSGID, REPLYTO_WITHOUT_TO_CC autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,e77803521f280a36 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public From: Marin David Condic Subject: Re: When will Ada big moment arrive? what is missing? Date: 1999/05/26 Message-ID: <374C0FAB.8A2409B8@pwfl.com>#1/1 X-Deja-AN: 482341661 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: condicma@bogon.pwfl.com References: <7ig65p$2h7s@drn.newsguy.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Organization: Pratt & Whitney Mime-Version: 1.0 Reply-To: diespammer@pwfl.com Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Date: 1999-05-26T00:00:00+00:00 List-Id: Chris wrote: > > Ok, I'd like to start an open discussion on the above subject. Been there. Done that. Got the t-shirt. Are you sure there is anything new here to discuss? I'd be interested in a fresh perspective, but I'm not convinced there is. > > So, will Ada ever gets it day, and become very popular? Only if we make it so. If we quit having angst over how popular Ada is and why, and just get down to implementing, recommending, specifying and in general promoting Ada, its popularity won't be an issue. Remember that C was around for a long time before it caught on with any "mass market" appeal. The more we do with Ada and the more useful tools we make available, the more likely it is Ada will appeal to the masses. Hey! Anybody out there want to write the next Great American Operating System in Ada? I'm game! Linux, watch out! :-) MDC -- Marin David Condic Real Time & Embedded Systems, Propulsion Systems Analysis United Technologies, Pratt & Whitney, Large Military Engines M/S 731-95, P.O.B. 109600, West Palm Beach, FL, 33410-9600 ***To reply, remove "bogon" from the domain name.*** Visit my web page at: http://www.flipag.net/mcondic