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From: Duke Normandin <dukeofperl@ml1.net>
Subject: Re: Ada noob here! Is Ada widely used?
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On 2010-05-20, Gautier write-only <gautier_niouzes@hotmail.com> wrote:
> On May 20, 8:58�pm, Duke Normandin wrote:
>
>> >http://archive.adaic.com/docs/flyers/free-bindings.html
>>
>> That URL is not much good - all the links are dead!
>>
>> Perhaps Ada should have a _real_ home, where it is guaranteed that noob
>> students, and noob old farts like me will indeed find the resources needed
>> to make Ada shine! ;)
>
> That's exactly the problem with web homes: they need lots of
> maintenance.

Every web site worth having require maintenance...

> Once the time for it is gone, they become ghost homes - to begin with
> dead links...
> I could cite around 4-5 absolutely definitive enthusiastic "Ada homes"
> at different stage of abandon...
> The wiki's Manuel is citing are in a better shape because of a better
> concept.
> Other good places to chase resources are also non Ada-centric sites:

Very good reason why the Ada community should encourage one "official" Home
with links to various community resources - an "official" Ada "Information
Booth".

Thanks for the URLs!
-- 
Duke Normandin 
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