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=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,FREEMAIL_FROM autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,3d6589e7b2c60444 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2003-05-05 11:41:39 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!sn-xit-02!sn-xit-04!sn-xit-01!sn-xit-08!supernews.com!64.152.100.70.MISMATCH!sjc70.webusenet.com!news.webusenet.com!newsfeed2.earthlink.net!newsfeed.earthlink.net!wn14feed!worldnet.att.net!204.127.198.203!attbi_feed3!attbi.com!rwcrnsc54.POSTED!not-for-mail From: "P S Norby" Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada References: <626e8ae.0305011636.5e899da3@posting.google.com> <4mo7bvc2n70k6eikm3muu2965nbo3m77ov@4ax.com> Subject: Re: employment with ada X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1106 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Host: 12.237.80.125 X-Complaints-To: abuse@attbi.com X-Trace: rwcrnsc54 1052160098 12.237.80.125 (Mon, 05 May 2003 18:41:38 GMT) NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 05 May 2003 18:41:38 GMT Organization: AT&T Broadband Date: Mon, 05 May 2003 18:41:38 GMT Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:36985 Date: 2003-05-05T18:41:38+00:00 List-Id: ----- Original Message ----- From: "DPH" Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Sent: Saturday, May 03, 2003 11:03 AM Subject: Re: employment with ada > 2) If they hire someone and train them in Ada, and designate them to > program in Ada, all too often that person thinks to himself, "I'm > learning a dead langauge, with nowhere to go if this project fails or > completes" and the next thing you know, that person is in an exit > interview, looking for a job that will provide "marketable skills." > Given that JSF is the biggest DoD contract ever, and will last several decades ('til 2050, according to someone on the "Nova" program on PBS about the competition between Boeing & LMCO), one would think that that would be enough prestige and security (if there is such a thing these days) to overcome some programmers' doubts about language. And given that LMCO receives several hundred (or thousand?) resumes for each posted position, you would think there would be more than enough who are willing to do the job in Ada. (and how about screening out the non-willing _before_ hiring/training them?)