Re: An Ada Advice Inquiry

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"Stephen Leake" <stephen_leake@stephe-leake.org> wrote in message 
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> <adaworks@sbcglobal.net> writes:
>
>> One of the concerns is whether anyone else is choosing to
>> use Ada for new projects.   He does not want to be the
>> only one to make such a choice.  It is well-known that
>> there are a lot of Ada software products being maintained,
>> but is anyone choosing it for new projects?   Good question,
>> I answer.
>
> Why is this a concern?
>
It is a concern because of the appearance of diminishing usage
of the language.  He sees C++ magazines, books, articles, and
information without even seeking it.   As noted in another thread,
the Cohen book  is out-of-print and will not be reprinted or
updated.    Few other books are available for the new Ada,
at this writing

Anyone who wants to start a new project also wants to know that
there is going to be support over the long haul.

> I can understand needing to be able to rely on Ada compilers/tools
> being available in the future, and on being able to find people
> trained in Ada.
>
> Surveying available third party packages is harder. I have not even
> tried in my field; hard real-time satellite simulation.
>
Is your organization creating satellite software in Ada?  Are you at
liberty to identify what company you are with and what kind of
satellites you are developing using Ada for the software?

I need to prepare my reply to my colleague today, but I can always
send follow-up information early next week.

Richard