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From: 18k11tm001@sneakemail.com (Russ)
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Subject: Re: status of Ada STL?
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dennison@telepath.com (Ted Dennison) wrote in message news:<4519e058.0206180630.b6ef8cd@posting.google.com>...

> If we look at past successes, what builds language bases isn't
> wonderful syntax, but rather heavy marketing campaigns (with hopefully
> a germ of truth under all the BS). If we want usage to skyrocket, then
> we need to somehow foster the (generally self-fufilling) impression
> that Ada is a "hot" language. Its a bit tough to do that with no big
> moneybags company like Sun or Microsoft behind us. When someone comes
> in here and starts an "Ada's syntax is all wrong" thread, if anything
> its counterproductive.

Oh, so Ada needs "moneybags" like Sun or Microsoft behind it, eh?

Let's see, the DoD annual budget has been around $200,000,000,000 to
$300,000,000,000 for the past couple of decades, and it MANDATED Ada
for much of that time.

So we agree that Ada is a technically superior language -- and it had
the mother of all "moneybags" solidly behind it in the form of a
mandate. I wonder why it isn't as popular as C, C++, and Java. Could
the klunky syntax be a part of the problem?

Oh, I'm sure you will come with another excuse.