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From: Kilgallen@SpamCop.net (Larry Kilgallen)
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Subject: Re: Joint Strike Fighter
Date: 6 Nov 2001 13:07:52 -0600
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In article <3BE813E4.C4797DDE@reges.org>, Rex Reges <Rex.R.Reges@boeing.com> writes:

> I doubt that one could get several hundred Ada programmers
> in a pinch.  I couldn't hire six experienced Ada 
> contractors in six months! And try to get them to move
> to some tornado infested place like Oklahoma City (who knows
> what Fort Worth holds). Of course we could train C++
> programmers. So we pay $75/hour for their time and send them
> to training too!

Is that the same price at which you could not hire Ada folk ?

(For purposes of this discussion the exact amount does not matter,
just the relationship.)