Re: Is Ada likely to survive ?

[Nasser]

In article <JSA.97Jul22150552@alexandria.organon.com>, 

>> Its just that if you hire someone and he has to learn a new language -
>> well that is additional cost vs hiring someone who already knows it.
>
>Yes, it is easy to hire a C/C++/Java 1 day wonder.  And cheaply too.
>Someone who was flipping burgers a week before, got C/C++/Java for
>dummies or C/C++/Java in 5 days and is, voila', now a programmer who
>"knows" it.
>

I am not sure about the "cheap" part. Java programmers with less than one
year exp. can ask for $80-$100/hr, and many get close to that. It is the latest
fashion as you know, even though many might have no clue about design and
software engineering, but no one cares, since the ones hiring most
likely also have no clue.

As far as the pay rate for C++ vs. Ada, I notice that C/C++ programmers
make more than Ada programmers. you see, goverment and defense companies
salaries (which is where Ada is used in the US at least) are lower 
than private/commerical compnaies. 

>
>Here's my take: If you want to use Ada - use it.  Don't worry about
>whether it's going "to be around" or something.  That's not an issue.
>If you don't want to use it, don't.
>

Agree. good advice. one should not always follow the crowd, if we all
did, then we'll probably be still cooking our food over a fire under
open sky in some forest somewhere. (humm.. come to think of it, that does 
not sound that bad :)

Nasser