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=-0.4 required=5.0 tests=AC_FROM_MANY_DOTS,BAYES_00 autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,4871bb700d475964 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-06-06 15:36:25 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!newsfeed.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!isdnet!psinet-france!psiuk-f4!psiuk-p4!uknet!psiuk-n!news.pace.co.uk!nh.pace.co.uk!not-for-mail From: "Marin David Condic" Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: an interested business-oriented programmer Date: Wed, 6 Jun 2001 18:12:38 -0400 Organization: Posted on a server owned by Pace Micro Technology plc Message-ID: <9fm9sn$cea$1@nh.pace.co.uk> References: <9flodm$6jb$1@nh.pace.co.uk> <3B1E7320.5E21BB4F@lmtas.lmco.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: 136.170.200.133 X-Trace: nh.pace.co.uk 991865559 12746 136.170.200.133 (6 Jun 2001 22:12:39 GMT) X-Complaints-To: newsmaster@pace.co.uk NNTP-Posting-Date: 6 Jun 2001 22:12:39 GMT X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4522.1200 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4522.1200 Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:8274 Date: 2001-06-06T22:12:39+00:00 List-Id: Don't you mean "Engulfing and Devouring" the language. (I think that came from a Mel Brooks film - Engulf & Devour.) MDC -- Marin David Condic Senior Software Engineer Pace Micro Technology Americas www.pacemicro.com Enabling the digital revolution e-Mail: marin.condic@pacemicro.com Web: http://www.mcondic.com/ "Ted Dennison" wrote in message news:BKwT6.1494$bA3.73307@www.newsranger.com... > Perhaps because the Ada market's insistance on standard conformance prevents > "someone" from embracing-and-extending the language to trap their users. >