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=-0.4 required=5.0 tests=AC_FROM_MANY_DOTS,BAYES_00, LOTS_OF_MONEY autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 11232c,877ba3d67e73c6c3 X-Google-Attributes: gid11232c,public X-Google-Thread: 103376,ac39a12d5faf5b14 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2002-04-16 00:26:25 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!newsfeeds.belnet.be!news.belnet.be!news-x2.support.nl!psinet-eu-nl!psiuk-p4!uknet!psiuk-p3!uknet!psiuk-n!news.pace.co.uk!nh.pace.co.uk!not-for-mail From: "Marin David Condic" Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada,misc.misc Subject: Re: Rant! (was) Development process in the Ada community Date: Mon, 15 Apr 2002 11:03:12 -0400 Organization: Posted on a server owned by Pace Micro Technology plc Message-ID: References: <3CB46975.90408@snafu.de> <5ee5b646.0204121930.64733eeb@posting.google.com> <5wTt8.15598$C21.3515342@news6-win.server.ntlworld.com> <5ee5b646.0204130620.114953ae@posting.google.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: dhcp-200-133.miami.pace.co.uk X-Trace: nh.pace.co.uk 1018882993 7620 136.170.200.133 (15 Apr 2002 15:03:13 GMT) X-Complaints-To: newsmaster@news.cam.pace.co.uk NNTP-Posting-Date: 15 Apr 2002 15:03:13 GMT X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4522.1200 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4522.1200 Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:22585 misc.misc:6383 Date: 2002-04-15T15:03:13+00:00 List-Id: "martin.m.dowie" wrote in message news:pHYt8.15029$sL6.2187840@news11-gui.server.ntli.net... > > It is a shame that COBOL has Fujitsu to develop COBOL.NET but > that Ada has no such large corporate to perform this sort of work. > Without such a sponsor it is hard to see how Ada gets out of the > catch22 of: > User: "Why use Ada when it doesn't support feature X?" > Vendor: "Why support feature X when there is no user demand?" > Maybe its worth looking for a big corporate sponsor? A corporation that is looking to distinguish itself as something "different" from the rest of the pack? The Ada vendors have the problem that they lack the resources to sink into tools/targets "on spec" that something will emerge. But for a large corporation that may have the need for such products (internally or externally), the development cost might look like a spit in the bucket. Maybe finding some "strategic partners" creates advantages for Ada as well as advantages for the parties involved. Of course there are always those sticky cliche's about "riding on the back of the tiger" or "getting into bed with an elephant" and such to serve as a reality check. :-) MDC -- Marin David Condic Senior Software Engineer Pace Micro Technology Americas www.pacemicro.com Enabling the digital revolution e-Mail: marin.condic@pacemicro.com