Re: What's stopping you from using Ada for your next commercial project?

["Thomas Løcke" <tl@ada-dk.org>]

On 2011-03-08 23:23, Lucretia wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'm just wondering what it would take for a company to choose Ada as
> their next implementation language?
>
> Thanks,
> Luke.


Well, it tooks 10 years of PHP to make me understand the importance of
using "the right" language. Yes, I'm a bit dense.

I'm currently in the process of getting rid of all that PHP (500kloc)
in my business and replacing it with Ada. It's a rather long haul.

Also I've started development of an Android application, where the
server is done in Ada.

So in my smallish business (17 employees) Ada has already been chosen as
the implementation language of choice. Sadly I'm not in the software
business, so the fact that http://responsum.dk will be all Ada powered
in a few years is probably not going to turn all that many heads.  :o)

I think what is keeping Ada from success outside its "normal" domain is
lack of knowledge. There's simply not enough buzz generated in the Ada
community, which in turn leads to fewer young whippersnappers actually
picking it up as their language of choice.

And for managers/PHB's to pick it up, there needs to be a steady and
reliable flow of programmers proficient in Ada.

And lets face it: The future does belong to the young, so we need to
garner their interest if we want Ada to flourish.

-- 
Thomas L�cke

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