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Date: Fri, 11 Jan 2008 10:29:14 -0500
From: "Peter C. Chapin" <pchapin@sover.net>
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framefritti@gmail.com wrote:

> Some impressions that I got speaking with people in my environment:
> when I say that I felt (professionally, of course) in love with Ada,
 > most of the times I get remarks such "Does it still exist?",

I'll second this. Some of the people I've talked with about Ada think 
the language is obsolete.

> "It is too huge!"

Which is funny when you consider that this objection sometimes comes 
from people who are using C++.

Peter