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,f51e93dacd9c7fca X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2002-06-22 07:48:31 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news.tele.dk!small.news.tele.dk!feedme.news.mediaways.net!newsfeed.nettuno.it!server-b.cs.interbusiness.it!garse!news.iddeo.es!not-for-mail From: Jano Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: status of Ada STL? Date: Sat, 22 Jun 2002 16:41:00 +0200 Organization: Iddeo - Retevisi�n Message-ID: References: <3D0D18D5.2020601@telepath.com> <4519e058.0206170611.260a3951@posting.google.com> <4519e058.0206180630.b6ef8cd@posting.google.com> <3D127686.5030400@telepath.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: 212.97.172.87 X-Newsreader: MicroPlanet Gravity v2.50 Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:26603 Date: 2002-06-22T16:41:00+02:00 List-Id: Russ ha escrito esto previamente: > The mandate also forced many people to learn Ada and apply it. No > doubt many resented that, but many others who were forced to use Ada > must have realized that it is a good language and spread the word. > Having an 800-pound (or $300 billion) gorilla on your side has some > advantages. Sometimes I think that with programming languages occurs the same that with TV: the general feeling is that the major part of TV time is crap. Of course, all say also that they see the minor part that isn't. But later, the big budgets always go to the crappiest programs because "the mass" likes that (or that think the money owners). Personally I think that Ada is like documentals in TV: considered best, *really* best, but not appropriate for the masses, which are happy with C, C++, Java or what trends dictamine. Another analogy that comes to my mind sometimes is fast food and sane food. Everyone likes fast food, but knows the advantages of a more decent diet. But it requires more effort, or more discipline, or more time. My particular oppinion is Ada will never hit the fame outside elitist environments, because it's too good for the ordinary man. Never. It's in its nature. ;-) -- ------------------------- Jano 402450[at]cepsz.unizar.es -------------------------