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=0.2 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,INVALID_MSGID, REPLYTO_WITHOUT_TO_CC autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,54c513170bafd693 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public From: dvdeug@x8b4e53cd.dhcp.okstate.edu (David Starner) Subject: Re: Desirability of C++ Date: 2000/05/01 Message-ID: <8ekfoo$8q61@news.cis.okstate.edu>#1/1 X-Deja-AN: 617936376 References: <01HW.B4BFC2820005B06B08A24140@news.pacbell.net> <87euk0$c93$1@nnrp1.deja.com> <01HW.B4C1346100072D2408A24140@news.pacbell.net> <949867976.281549@the-rowan.albatross.co.nz> <8766v93w66.fsf@deneb.cygnus.argh.org> <38E8C81A.AA62CF4C@HiWAAY.net> <7EA1B852F5D4D8C6.26EEE9181C80F0DF.0161EA2D9C353253@lp.airnews.net> <01HW.B51C1B6E00F41C2D04BB51B0@news.pacbell.net> <38F796B2.A99A206A@ftw.rsc.raytheon.com> <38F7A27A.4F7729FA@raytheon.com> <8eclae$afj$1@slb7.atl.mindspring.net> <4F706057FEE2A550.BF5FE19AE279EFCD.A55706B3F9D07043@lp.airnews.net> <8eiv08$820$1@slb1.atl.mindspring.net> <390D001C.7433140B@netwood.net> <390D58F9.7CC64B85@maths.unine.ch> <390D97DC.241E7CCD@netwood.net> Organization: Oklahoma State University User-Agent: slrn/0.9.6.2 (Linux) Reply-To: dstarner98@aasaa.ofe.org Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Date: 2000-05-01T00:00:00+00:00 List-Id: On Mon, 1 May 2000 10:56:14 -0500, Pat Rogers wrote: >"E. Robert Tisdale" wrote in message >news:390D97DC.241E7CCD@netwood.net... > > > >> Does it matter? The fact is that >> more programmers are learning and using C++ than Ada. > >Cite references, please. Otherwise you are propagating myth. I'm not sure what it matters, but I've got a lot of indirect evidence: * The C++ class at college runs every semester and is full. The Ada class runs every other semester and was canceled this semester due to lack of interest. * Look at what books for what languages are on the shelves of a book store. * Look at the Linux distributions. Debian, the only one I know of to actually include GNAT, has no non-Ada related programs in the distribution. Many programs written in C++ are in the distribution. * Look at Debian's popularity contest. 700 people have G++ installed, with 500 having upgraded or used it recently. 40 people have GNAT installed, with 22 having upgraded or used it recently. I don't think it wins Ada anything for Ada supporters to deny the obvious. More programmers are learning and using C++ than Ada. The appropriate answer is "So?", not "Let me close my eyes and demand that you prove it." -- David Starner - dstarner98@aasaa.ofe.org The hell that is supposedly out there could be no worse than the hell that is sometimes seen in here.