Re: Ada's Slide To Oblivion ...

[Kilgallen@SpamCop.net (Larry Kilgallen)]

In article <3C598CBD.71740E0D@gbr.msd.ray.com>, Steve O'Neill <oneils@gbr.msd.ray.com> writes:
> Marin David Condic wrote:
>> It would help Ada in the embedded world if there were more SBCs available
>> with at least Ada as an option for compiler choice. If, for example, the SBC
>> were to come with the gcc/Gnat compiler built so that developers could
>> choose to use C, C++ or Ada & still have access to all the development
>> tools, it might stand a chance. 
> 
> Yes, that would improve the situation immensely.  People might actually
> consider
> Ada is they were handed the tools along with the hardware.  Of course,
> many of 
> those folks would simply dismiss it out of hand but the more open-minded
> folks 
> might actually try it... and like it.

I don't understand much about this, so please explain.
I presume SBC stands for "single board computer", sort of an industrial
Heathkit with all the soldering done.

So what good is an SBC to someone building a rocket ship or a subway ?
They aren't really going to build it with SBCs in the production units,
are they ?