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From: Ludovic Brenta <ludovic@ludovic-brenta.org>
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Subject: Re: Arguments for using Ada
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Ludovic Brenta wrote on comp.lang.ada:
> Georg Maubach wrote on comp.lang.ada:
> > - There are enough Ada programmers available.
>
> At Eurocontrol we never have a problem recruiting Ada programmers, or
> people willing to convert to Ada. But pointy-haired bosses like to
> point out "the lack of Ada programmers" when they run out of excuses
> for poor engineering decisions. If a programmer can learn Java or C#,
> they can learn Ada.

There is statistical proof that the number of Ada programmers is
increasing:

http://qa.debian.org/popcon-graph.php?packages=gnat+gnat-4.1+gnat-4.3&show_installed=on&want_legend=on&want_ticks=on&from_date=&to_date=&hlght_date=&date_fmt=%25Y-%25m&beenhere=1

--
Ludovic Brenta.