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=-1.3 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,INVALID_MSGID autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,59f7ca851a394aa3 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public From: cts@alpinet.com (Craig Spannring) Subject: Re: Reasons NOT To Choose Ada Date: 1996/12/09 Message-ID: <58hgs4$s0e@news.structured.net>#1/1 X-Deja-AN: 203161146 references: <32872161.19FE@eurocontrol.fr> <57vknm$r3c@news.structured.net> <1996Dec4.190401.1@eisner> organization: Structured Network Systems, Inc. newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Date: 1996-12-09T00:00:00+00:00 List-Id: jsa@alexandria (Jon S Anthony) wrote: >In article <1996Dec4.190401.1@eisner> kilgallen@eisner.decus.org (Larry Kilgallen) writes: >> In article , dmiller@cybo.com (Dana Miller) writes: >> > In article <57vknm$r3c@news.structured.net>, cts@alpinet.com (Craig >> > Spannring) wrote: >> >> >> You might want to check out Object Ada from Thompson. They have some >> >> sort of visual layout program in their professional edition. I >> >> haven't tried it out since I'm being paid to do C++ and $595 is a bit >> >> steep for a toy to use at home. >Another point worth mentioning in this context is that the $595 price >for ObjectAda is for the _professional_ version (even includes >ClearCase CMS for crying out loud). The _personal_ version (which >doesn't look too toy like either) is $245. As pointed out below, to >get a _professional_ level MSVC++ is over the $1000.00 mark (last I >looked) - and I _believe_ the compiler is the same piece of rubbish as >what you get for the $600.00. Note I said, "I'm being paid to do C++" and "toy to use at home". I think that $595 is a very low price, but since my employer has no interest in Ada I would only be able to use it for my own pet projects. Since _I_ could only use it for playing at home, (nobody is offering to pay me for Ada code), $595 could better be used for upgrading my mountain bike, getting a new pair of skis, etc. Now if someone were to offer to pay me to write Ada code I'd order a copy before you could even blink. A toy is something I want that I can't get my employer to buy.