Re: employment with ada

["Marin David Condic" <mcondic.auntie.spam@acm.org>]

Ed Falis <falis@adelphia.net> wrote in message
news:20030505162702.44c61d2f.falis@adelphia.net...
> On Mon, 05 May 2003 16:19:40 -0400
> DPH <rally2xs@compuserve.com> wrote:
>
> > That "winding down" part is the problem.  One of the biggest Ada
> > boosters shouldn't be in a "Winding Down" mode for the langauge.
>
> It would be extremely naive to think that Ada was ever anything more
> than a means to an end for Rational.

Companies don't exist to promote a computer language or any other specific
technology. They exist to make money. If there was some sort of huge demand
out there for Ada, Rational would be out supporting it with a vengance. The
fact is that Ada is *not* a huge market force and Rational has simply
adapted to what the buying public is demanding. None of that makes Rational
"bad" - they're just like any other company that is trying to produce what
the market wants and make a buck doing it. If we generate more demand for
Ada, Rational (and others) will come around and start providing more support
for it. We can't expect them to do it as "charity work".

MDC
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