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,a50a3c40267219cc X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-10-16 12:05:02 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!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 not combine Ada and C++? Date: Tue, 16 Oct 2001 14:51:33 -0400 Organization: Posted on a server owned by Pace Micro Technology plc Message-ID: <9qhvjn$fo2$1@nh.pace.co.uk> References: <01c155a0$7dd31b80$1b7af2c3@akzvbymr> <01c15665$dc2e6c00$9b29e8d4@akzvbymr> NNTP-Posting-Host: dhcp-200-133.miami.pace.co.uk X-Trace: nh.pace.co.uk 1003258295 16130 136.170.200.133 (16 Oct 2001 18:51:35 GMT) X-Complaints-To: newsmaster@news.cam.pace.co.uk NNTP-Posting-Date: 16 Oct 2001 18:51:35 GMT X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4522.1200 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4522.1200 Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:14729 Date: 2001-10-16T18:51:35+00:00 List-Id: Its already changing if participation in this newsgroup counts for anything. I've noticed a steady increase in the quantity of posts and the number of regular/semi-regular posters we see here. A number of participants seem to be from "across the pond" so Europe may end up the foster-parent of the US DoD's abandoned baby. Also most of us Ada-philes get a bit critical when we see the name spelled "ADA" since it is, after all, a person's name - not an acronym. MDC -- Marin David Condic Senior Software Engineer Pace Micro Technology Americas www.pacemicro.com Enabling the digital revolution e-Mail: marin.condic@pacemicro.com Web: http://www.mcondic.com/ wrote in message news:01c15665$dc2e6c00$9b29e8d4@akzvbymr... > > But my feeling concerning ADA as of today October 2001 is that it is like > the Concorde aircraft > which means a technical success but a marketing flop > > My hope is that this situation will change