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From: frank@bigdog.engr.arizona.edu (Frank Manning)
Subject: Re: long term viability of Ada
Date: 1996/09/24
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Date: 1996-09-24T00:00:00+00:00
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In article <524sb9$t5g@lex.zippo.com> nasser@apldbio.com (Nasser)
writes:

> I don't see this. Have you looked at the help wanted Ads in the Sunday
> papers lately?
> 
> In the commercial sector in the US there is almost no one using Ada.

This is one of Greg's favorite arguments. I question whether you can
draw any valid conclusions on this subject by studying classified ads.

According to one study conducted in a "typical" large and small
American city (San Francisco and Salt Lake City), 75-85% of the
employers did not hire *any* employees through want ads during an
*entire year*.

I personally don't recall ever getting a job through classified ads,
including one that involved Ada programming. How many programmers do
you know who got their job via a classified ad? How did you get your
job?

-- Frank Manning
-- Chair, AIAA-Tucson Section