Re: Why do so many companies use Apex?

[Lao Xiao Hai <laoxhai@ix.netcom.com>]

"James A. Krzyzanowski" wrote:

> I concur with Jerry.  VAX Ada was my 1st intro to the Ada World and
> Rational Apex was a great leap forward in progress.  Rational Apex is more
> than just a compiler.  It is a software development environment.  We staff
> about 100 software engineers for over 1.3 million SLOC.  We call C code.
> We interface with Java.  Apex enabled us to succeed.
>
> I also would make it a requirement that Apex is on the job before I am.

On the other hand, one of my students, working for a major defense contractor,
tells me his Rational representative is trying to persuade everyone to drop
Ada and move to C++ because, according to him, Rational plans to drop
Apex withing five years.    This is probably not Rational's true position,
but it does serve to scare customers who might otherwise have decided to
stick with Ada.

Richard Riehle