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=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII X-Google-Thread: 103376,3a9b49a9162025eb X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2003-01-31 13:03:47 PST Message-ID: <3E3AE20D.AAA210DE@sympatico.ca> From: David Marceau X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.79 [en] (X11; U; Linux 2.4.17-10mdksmp i686) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Bye-bye Ada ? References: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2003 15:52:29 -0500 NNTP-Posting-Host: 65.92.162.201 X-Complaints-To: abuse@sympatico.ca X-Trace: news20.bellglobal.com 1044046635 65.92.162.201 (Fri, 31 Jan 2003 15:57:15 EST) NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2003 15:57:15 EST Organization: Bell Sympatico Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!cyclone.bc.net!torn!webster!nf1.bellglobal.com!nf2.bellglobal.com!news20.bellglobal.com.POSTED!not-for-mail Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:33657 Date: 2003-01-31T15:52:29-05:00 List-Id: Wes Groleau wrote: > > Well, one Ada proponent has just been asked > to find a new line of work. > > C/C++ is unacceptable (except as a minor > part of the job), and I don't want to relocate > any more. So I guess I'll become a Spanish teacher! > > I'll still peek in here once in a while.... Mr. Groleau, I have seen many of your postings in here. I do believe that you are a competent programmer that has seen some difficult times at work recently as most people in the industry. I would guess that your personal feelings have been hurt by all this and especially because from what I understand you also lost your job. IMHO you must be just feeling bad right now. I think after thinking about it for a while you'll see that you just did a brain fart and don't mean it. You care about Ada/building working code too much to just up and go away from it. Then again I may be wrong and it may really be time for you to move on. That's what I said about programming a few years ago after having gone through a burn out. Actually I'm pretty sure coding is what I was supposed to do with my life and from what I can see you like this stuff too much. I'll bet you'll be back coding ada after some much needed rest teaching Spanish. Not to get too existential but "Follow your heart" :) This might mean relocating at a later date. Once you do decide to relocate, I've seen some ada jobs posted around EASTERN U.S., BELGIUM, SWITZERLAND, and ENGLAND. Just recently one opened up in OTTAWA CANADA(Christine Hamilton ) which means there are ADA JOBS floating around. http://www.adapower.com/ http://www.adaic.org/ -- some job listings http://www.acm.org/sigada/ http://www.cs.kuleuven.ac.be/~dirk/ada-belgium/ -- some job listings -- for many places where Ada is being used and where you might post your cv: http://www.seas.gwu.edu/~mfeldman/ada-project-summary.html One other place you might target sending your cv would be to all the participants of a convention recently mentioned in Crosstalk: http://www.stsc.hill.af.mil/crosstalk/2003/02/ Also check out TNI Europe http://www.tni-world.com/how_to_find_us.asp This company is a HOOD METHODOLOGY tool builder generating code for Ada and are always looking for more senior ada programmers. Congleton(Cheshire, England) is a beautiful place with lots of history(ancient roman relics found here/huguenots and catholic history) and the employer(Mr. Tony Elliston ) treats his employees well. Sant� bonheur,(I wish you health and happiness,) David Marceau