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Subject: Re: Ada student homework ?
Date: 2000/11/14
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In article <8uos3l$q6h$1@nnrp1.deja.com>,
  Robert Dewar <robert_dewar@my-deja.com> wrote:
>
> You may be in a software industry where your success (assuming
> you are in fact successful) depends on generating cheap
> commodity Windows software. That's fine, but it is not the
> main niche for Ada at the moment. To me it seems that Ada is
> being quite successful in the area where it can most likely
> play a role -- namely large high reliability systems. Could
> it be even more successful there, sure ...

BTW, cars. Coming models will have a board computer which will control
all from door locks to the motor and airbags.

Now the riddle. In which language these computers will be programmed?

> But all I am saying in my message is that if you sole criterion
> for success is mass market penetration in the Windows context,
> then I think you will be disappointed that Ada will not succeed
> here, but I won't be any more disappointed by that than the
> CEO of BMW is disappointed in seeing that FOrd sells more cars

Answer: This will not be a "large high reliability system".

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Dmitry Kazakov


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