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=-1.3 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,INVALID_MSGID autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,f05f6c2ca4c91ddd X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public From: "Marin David Condic, 407.796.8997, M/S 731-93" Subject: Re: long term viability of Ada Date: 1996/09/24 Message-ID: <96092412370174@psavax.pwfl.com>#1/1 X-Deja-AN: 185061271 sender: Ada programming language comments: Gated by NETNEWS@AUVM.AMERICAN.EDU x-vms-to: SMTP%"INFO-ADA@VM1.NODAK.EDU" newsgroups: comp.lang.ada x-vms-cc: CONDIC Date: 1996-09-24T00:00:00+00:00 List-Id: Larry Kilgallen writes: >In article <3245AFBF.3E28@thomsoft.com>, Dave Wood writes: > >> In fact, we've noted an increasing trend in people looking to move >> *from* C++ *to* Ada 95. Right now, I would consider this to be >> essentially anecdotal because at this point only a few true Ada 95 >> compilers have hit the market. > >Dave can count sales, but for the rest of us one metric might be >to see bookstores briskly selling many volumes entitled "Ada for >C++ Programmers" or similar. > Probably the best indicator of long-term viability would be the number of college level courses being taught which utilize Ada95. People promote the technology they are most familiar with and as students emerge from school knowing Ada95, they'll likely sell their bosses on it. MDC Marin David Condic, Senior Computer Engineer ATT: 561.796.8997 M/S 731-96 Technet: 796.8997 Pratt & Whitney, GESP Fax: 561.796.4669 P.O. Box 109600 Internet: CONDICMA@PWFL.COM West Palm Beach, FL 33410-9600 Internet: CONDIC@FLINET.COM =============================================================================== "The Sexual Revolution is over and the microbes won." -- P. J. O'Rourke ===============================================================================