Re: Ada noob here! Is Ada widely used?

[Alex Mentis <asmentis@gmail.com>]

On May 20, 8:53 am, Duke Normandin <dukeofp...@ml1.net> wrote:
> I'm new to Ada, but not to programming in general. Decided to learn a new
> language, and Ada was of interest to me. Am enjoying the language so far -
> using GNAT GPL nad Coronado's old tutorial.
>
> Just curious to know if Ada is still widely used, and in what area(s) does
> it excel, e.g. data processing, number crunching, graphics, etc? TIA..
> --
> Duke
> *** Tolerance becomes a crime, when applied to evil [Thomas Mann] ***

There are others who will be more qualified to answer this than me,
but
annecdotally it sounds to me like Ada has a wider base in Europe right
now
than in the US.

The language is good for embedded, real-time, and safety-critical
software
where high reliability is required.  It is often used in the space
and
aviation industries for these reasons.

Some like Ada as a teaching language.  A lot of its syntax is Pascal-
like.
A frequently-cited weakness in the academic area is that there are not
a lot
of people developing packages for Ada that students can use to achieve
a
high level of functionality for a low cost (in time) of learning.
Students
tend to be able to do much more advanced (graphics, networking, etc.)
projects more quickly with languages that have more libraries and
community
support than Ada currently offers.

Alex