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Subject: Re: Can an amateur find an Ada job?
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On Wednesday, January 1, 2014 1:53:03 PM UTC-7, J-P. Rosen wrote:

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> I don't know how it is in your country, but at least in France it is
> 
> plain wrong. My partner company is constantly trying to hire people with
> 
> Ada skills, and I am making a lot of training sessions for companies
> 
> because they think that having Ada skill is a plus for their engineers.

That's very encouraging, because I was ready to pipe in and ask why continue developing and supporting Ada - other than for enthusiasts.

Your message of hope should be more widely publicized IMHO!!