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, LOTS_OF_MONEY autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,563d1b715d872ad1 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-10-09 11:26:59 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!sn-xit-02!supernews.com!isdnet!btnet-peer1!btnet!newsfeeds.belnet.be!news.belnet.be!psinet-eu-nl!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: why? US Army Ada software converted to C++? Date: Tue, 9 Oct 2001 14:12:11 -0400 Organization: Posted on a server owned by Pace Micro Technology plc Message-ID: <9pvels$8rn$1@nh.pace.co.uk> References: <061020011935502631%demery@cox.rr.com> <7xTv7.11227$IY3.8208030@news1.rdc1.sfba.home.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: dhcp-200-133.miami.pace.co.uk X-Trace: nh.pace.co.uk 1002651132 9079 136.170.200.133 (9 Oct 2001 18:12:12 GMT) X-Complaints-To: newsmaster@news.cam.pace.co.uk NNTP-Posting-Date: 9 Oct 2001 18:12:12 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:14069 Date: 2001-10-09T18:12:12+00:00 List-Id: Sillycon Valley has lots of reasons to be viewed as unattractive - why all the high-tech, software intensive firms want to be there I do not know. If software can be built anywhere, then why does it all have to center in a place where property values are astronomical and traffic is horrible - with wages needing to be commensurate? But I suppose if companies out there keep deciding in favor of things like Java and C++ (instead of Ada :-) then I suppose it figures that they'll pay far more for land, salaries, utilities, taxes, regulations, etc. than they would anywhere else. :-) 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/ wrote in message news:7xTv7.11227$IY3.8208030@news1.rdc1.sfba.home.com... > >One of the most common reasons I hear for contractors moving from Ada is > It would surely help if Ada programming wasn't all located in less > desirable locales. > from beautiful Silicon Valley, where the weather is great, but > Ada programmers have a *very* low profile. ;)