From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.5-pre1 (2020-06-20) on ip-172-31-74-118.ec2.internal X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.8 required=3.0 tests=BAYES_50 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.5-pre1 Date: 14 Sep 93 14:38:21 GMT From: fsi-ssd!harryr@uunet.uu.net (Harry Rockefeller) Subject: Re: A very successful Ada marketing disaster in Boston Message-ID: List-Id: jjm@swl.msd.ray.com (James Murphy {75881}) writes: >willett@cbnewsl.cb.att.com (david.c.willett) writes: > >>Unfortunately, Greg's point is consistent with the annecdotal evidence I've >>encountered. How does it square with the rest of you? Are these attitudes >>indeed "common"? > > My single opinion is just that, my opinion. I work with Ada daily and >I find it has many advantages, ... ditto. >The lack of a "Microsoft Ada" or "Turbo Ada" is probably the >greatest obstacle I see to Ada making it outside the non Mandated world. At the last SIGAda conference I attended I spoke with someone who works for a company in Tulsa, OK. Since this company was the only one represented which is not involved in government contract work I asked the "Why Ada" question. I got the known answers related to Ada's strengths, but she proceeded to tell me that they are converting from mostly microVax to PCs and she doubts the company will continue using Ada because of the above reason. I also spoke with a professor at Oklahoma State Univ. He said that the higher ups are pressuring him to drop the Ada requirement for computer science students. It appears some in authority feel students are at a disadvantage if their C experience is not up to their peers in graduate school. >As for my job, I do enjoy working with Ada. ditto. -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Harry Rockefeller FlightSafety International Simulation Systems Division harryr@ssd.fsi.com Broken Arrow, Oklahoma 74012 (918)251-0500 ext. 485 We all have our opinions but TRUTH is not debatable. Isaiah 55:8&9 the Bible ------------------------------------------------------------------------------