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Date: Fri, 07 Oct 2005 07:59:24 -0500
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Phoebe wrote:
> Ada seems like such an elegant, pleasant language to use, but I get the 
> impression that actually getting to use it at work is a distant dream. 
> Should I just not bother actively trying, and relegate it to personal 
> projects?
> (Keeping in mind that I am a new graduate, ie no experience) 

Identify a market niche.
Conceive a product that can profitably exploit that niche.
Develop it in Ada.
Voila!  An Ada job!
(Then be successful and hire other like-minded individuals.)

-- Marc A. Criley
-- McKae Technologies
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