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: 103376,27c65a5d645381b X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public From: "Marin D. Condic" Subject: Re: When cross-posting, don't annoy the pig Date: 1999/12/28 Message-ID: <38690735.32FEFF1A@quadruscorp.com>#1/1 X-Deja-AN: 565829188 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit References: <38600FF9.4B3BE3CA@averstar.com> <1999Dec23.140731.1@eisner> <26x84.28$WC4.6167@news.wenet.net> <83ug5d$lci$1@nntp1.atl.mindspring.net> Organization: Quadrus Corporation X-Sender: "Marin D. Condic" (Unverified) X-Server-Date: 28 Dec 1999 18:53:24 GMT Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Mime-Version: 1.0 Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Date: 1999-12-28T18:53:24+00:00 List-Id: swhalen@netcom.com wrote: > > I'd vote for a combination of the two: Post the mini-FAQ you refer to > and when an opportunity arises, reply with a reference to the mini-FAQ > and a snippet of code appropriate to the topic showing how much "better" > the solution is in Ada (and reposting the mini-FAQ if it's been a > while and might have scrolled off their news server). > I think that the best way of evangelizing without becoming a nuisance is to look at other groups for questions/problems that are somewhat general in nature where one can respond with "The way I would do that is....." and provide an Ada answer. Not a bad idea to throw in the usual pitches such as: "Of course doing it in Ada gives you as opposed to doing in in C/C++/Whatever where you have the problem of ...." It provides some exposure to Ada and illustrates the technical advantages without being on a soapbox or trying to make others feel stupid/inferior for using whatever language they are using. People will understand and follow benefits, but they also tend to go with what they know rather than the unknown. (That in itself is a benefit). Gentle exposure to Ada helps make it something that they know. > Of course, I'm somewhat ambivalent about proselytizing Ada too much . > To a certain degree, I consider using Ada a competitive advantage: > if "they" want to write bug riddled code in those other languages, > let them ! > I understand. Ada is a competitive advantage and can be demonstrated as such. However, the game is a little like Las Vegas: Casinos benefit by the presence of other casinos because it creates a draw that brings more people to town than a single establishment would. A small slice of a really big pie is better than owning all of a very small pie. MDC -- ============================================================= Marin David Condic - Quadrus Corporation - 1.800.555.3393 1015-116 Atlantic Boulevard, Atlantic Beach, FL 32233 http://www.quadruscorp.com/ m c o n d i c @ q u a d r u s c o r p . c o m Visit my web site at: http://www.mcondic.com/ "Capitalism without failure is like religion without sin." -- Allan Meltzer, Economist =============================================================