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 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,3a4656a5edc0dab4 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public Path: controlnews3.google.com!news1.google.com!news.glorb.com!border1.nntp.dca.giganews.com!nntp.giganews.com!local1.nntp.dca.giganews.com!nntp.megapath.net!news.megapath.net.POSTED!not-for-mail NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 17 May 2004 14:29:25 -0500 From: "Randy Brukardt" Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada References: <409F69CB.8020604@noplace.com> <40A218DD.9090903@noplace.com> <40A36368.7050104@noplace.com> <40A8AF7C.5000608@noplace.com> Subject: Re: Ada used in General Aviation (GA) applications? Date: Mon, 17 May 2004 14:29:29 -0500 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4807.1700 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4910.0300 Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Host: 64.32.209.38 X-Trace: sv3-dbO2LVO+HqHF6lbSq3CrsIrTK/VcEYgU9sscLdyBbnEyFCiddMulfZ8PC+d4nSKX6MeVHJ7J5PUWROt!LP5uVoAt6BhU7Ars/UDuZ2lw7ECRsx8MF+q2SYdl2+KjwSG41dvruqmRh7gKQS3pHxXP5FjhYL4E X-Complaints-To: abuse@megapath.net X-DMCA-Complaints-To: abuse@megapath.net X-Abuse-and-DMCA-Info: Please be sure to forward a copy of ALL headers X-Abuse-and-DMCA-Info: Otherwise we will be unable to process your complaint properly X-Postfilter: 1.1 Xref: controlnews3.google.com comp.lang.ada:646 Date: 2004-05-17T14:29:29-05:00 List-Id: "Marin David Condic" wrote in message news:40A8AF7C.5000608@noplace.com... > And we disagree on this.... how? You said: "The embedded market already hates Ada with the white hot intensity of a thousand suns for a variety of historical reasons." And I pointed out that the only significant use of Ada is in embedded systems. That means either your statement is wrong, or Ada is doomed - in fact it is already dead, like a tree with Dutch Elm Disease. The leaves haven't found out yet. Both RRS and Aonix spent a lot of effort trying to push Ada into more mainstream programming. Neither company was successful, and both companies have pretty much given up. Besides, non-embedded programming is on its way to extinction anyway - those projects and jobs are rapidly moving to very low-cost countries. Obviously, quality isn't even on the radar. Ada's only chance for further expansion is in various kinds of embedded systems (bigger ones; Ada isn't really suited for single-board computers). Randy. > MDC > > Randy Brukardt wrote: > > > > Ada's share of non-embedded markets is zero to any reasonable precision that > > you want to use. I don't forsee that changing in any significant way (the > > $25 I can put into marketing Ada and Claw isn't going to make any > > difference). The only place it gets used is in larger embedded systems (like > > avionics, ATC, etc.) But perhaps you are using some odd-ball definition of > > "embedded"?? > > > > Randy. > > > > > > > > > > > -- > ====================================================================== > Marin David Condic > I work for: http://www.belcan.com/ > My project is: http://www.jsf.mil/NSFrames.htm > > Send Replies To: m o d c @ a m o g > c n i c . r > > "Face it ladies, its not the dress that makes you look fat. > Its the FAT that makes you look fat." > > -- Al Bundy > > ====================================================================== >