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=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Thread: 103376,3d76796391769899 X-Google-NewGroupId: yes X-Google-Attributes: gida07f3367d7,domainid0,public,usenet X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit Path: g2news2.google.com!news4.google.com!feeder.news-service.com!85.214.198.2.MISMATCH!eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Ludovic Brenta Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Improving the first contact with Ada Date: Sun, 13 Jun 2010 23:22:39 +0200 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Message-ID: <87typ6ocf4.fsf@ludovic-brenta.org> References: <41d3829e-286d-4894-9140-31343bfa75ac@o12g2000vba.googlegroups.com> <82y6fgxncs.fsf@stephe-leake.org> <82aarux3g3.fsf@stephe-leake.org> <2da7ba0b-0c45-4c7b-a523-b3438e43212a@j27g2000vbp.googlegroups.com> <87k4qsapgr.fsf_-_@ludovic-brenta.org> <096e5f19-ed4d-4c02-b889-88856ac0d5c7@5g2000yqz.googlegroups.com> <87y6eiohup.fsf@ludovic-brenta.org> <472c5f8a-111f-429f-acf5-b50b76079241@3g2000vbg.googlegroups.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Injection-Date: Sun, 13 Jun 2010 21:22:39 +0000 (UTC) Injection-Info: mx03.eternal-september.org; posting-host="ckvrDv1OVaG0ymwWIoBzZw"; logging-data="16954"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX192D7QepQT+KtN1eGyPgBnj" User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/23.1 (gnu/linux) Cancel-Lock: sha1:40l/jXqi4EAcFDq/pVK+cqZ5mbg= sha1:nZIAAyVpiUWDWmOunr2aztkJ8jc= Xref: g2news2.google.com comp.lang.ada:12660 Date: 2010-06-13T23:22:39+02:00 List-Id: zeta_no writes on comp.lang.ada: >> [3]http://www.adaic.com > > Good to know, thanks. Now let me ask you a question. Do you think > the image of a product or a technology is important right now in 2010? > Do you think the imaging phenomenon is of importance when it comes to > attract people, seriously? > > Sorry, I know Ada is about content and the image it radiates, > esthetically, maybe the least of your concern (I don't point you > directly Ludovic) but the web site of ADAIC is a time machine to > ~1993. I came across that site often and I left it as many times > because I though this was an obsolete site! > > Seriously, it needs refreshing! I agree. Maybe that's the problem with Ada people: they spend too much time writing quality software and not enough doing marketing. I try to do my part in the technical marketing department but I'm not a webmaster or a graphics designer. I think you'd get the same kind of anwser from most people on this newsgroup. -- Ludovic Brenta.