Ada and Its Image

[George <mail2george@gmx-topmail.de>]

Hi All,

Ada is a great language, I love it. Ada is known and famous as a language 
for reliable and mission-critical software development also usable for 
real-time applications. In a lot of applications features like rapid 
development for small apps are required.

In verbal and written communication Ada's heritage from military and DoD 
is emphasized. A lot of programmers reject everything related to defense 
and war and would therefore never look at Ada.

The amount of keywords and constructs in Ada is higher than in other 
languages. Ada is supposed to be complex and difficult to learn.

Requirements for programming languages have shifted. In today's world 
programming languages are used to make small apps developed in just a few 
hours. Rapid development, use for software design and ease to learn is 
important and the ability to use it for many different purposes from 
embedded programming to web development is key.

Ada can do all this but its usage rates remain rather on a low level.

Ada is suitable to be used as a language for software design (http:// ) 
and small apps like life-science services running on smart phones 
requiring stability and correctness.

We could change the image of Ada to a language that rocks. What about 
writing a book about Ada in a new style like the Head First books? What 
about extending the communication about Ada and emphasizing it advanges 
for software design, web and app development? What about teaching 
students to use Ada for just that?

What do you think?

Best regards

George