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From: "Ehud Lamm" <mslamm@mscc.huji.ac.il>
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Subject: Re: What to Do?
Date: Mon, 1 Jan 2001 23:44:31 +0200
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Lao Xiao Hai <laoxhai@ix.netcom.com> wrote in message
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>
>
> Ehud Lamm wrote:
>
> > In fact, I think one problem Ada had (note past tense) was lack of
amateurs.
> > As opposed to such "cool" languages like C++ and Java (and in the old
day
> > Turbo Pascal), most hobbyist never hear of Ada, or hear misleading info
(see
> > Jargon File).
>
> While visiting a friend who is a professor at a well-known university in
the
> Western U.S., I asked him about Ada at their school.   When I made my
inquiry,
> we were touring their new computer lab facilities.  His answer was that
they
> had pretty much abandoned Ada in favor of more relevant languages.   A
nearby
> student overheard our conversation.   "Ada?   Oh that's GNAT.   I have it
> downloaded on my machine and have been experimenting with it."

Note the "(note past tense)" above. I think things are improving. Alas, your
story is not the general case. My students usually come with attitudes
similar to the professor's...

Ehud