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,FREEMAIL_FROM autolearn=unavailable autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Received: by 10.224.66.70 with SMTP id m6mr3140037qai.6.1373977940779; Tue, 16 Jul 2013 05:32:20 -0700 (PDT) X-Received: by 10.49.48.201 with SMTP id o9mr42971qen.42.1373977940759; Tue, 16 Jul 2013 05:32:20 -0700 (PDT) Path: border1.nntp.ams3.giganews.com!border1.nntp.ams2.giganews.com!border3.nntp.ams.giganews.com!border1.nntp.ams.giganews.com!nntp.giganews.com!feeder3.cambriumusenet.nl!feed.tweaknews.nl!209.197.12.246.MISMATCH!nx02.iad01.newshosting.com!newshosting.com!69.16.185.16.MISMATCH!npeer02.iad.highwinds-media.com!news.highwinds-media.com!feed-me.highwinds-media.com!t19no1814190qam.0!news-out.google.com!dk8ni102qab.0!nntp.google.com!t19no1814187qam.0!postnews.google.com!glegroupsg2000goo.googlegroups.com!not-for-mail Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Date: Tue, 16 Jul 2013 05:32:20 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: Complaints-To: groups-abuse@google.com Injection-Info: glegroupsg2000goo.googlegroups.com; posting-host=132.166.177.50; posting-account=nn-GuQoAAABHm7o3X8umz2X3KER7Sum2 NNTP-Posting-Host: 132.166.177.50 References: <3e9d37b8-0314-474e-b819-6f15f104eaa9@googlegroups.com> User-Agent: G2/1.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 Message-ID: Subject: Re: Ada for high speed rail control systems From: trungtruc.nguyen.2012@gmail.com Injection-Date: Tue, 16 Jul 2013 12:32:20 +0000 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Received-Bytes: 2580 X-Original-Bytes: 2918 Xref: number.nntp.dca.giganews.com comp.lang.ada:182532 Date: 2013-07-16T05:32:20-07:00 List-Id: Le samedi 6 juillet 2013 09:51:24 UTC+2, Mike H a =E9crit=A0: > In message <3e9d37b8-0314-474e-b819-6f15f104eaa9@googlegroups.com>,=20 >=20 > trungtruc.nguyen.2012@gmail.com writes >=20 > >Hi, >=20 > > >=20 > >I am an embedded software student (I don't know much about hardware). I= =20 >=20 > >would like to work in railway control systems. If someone works in this= =20 >=20 > >field, please tell me what I should learn? I have knowledge about=20 >=20 > >real-time Ada (Concurrent : tasks, synchronisation et communications;=20 >=20 > >scheduling...) but I don't know about hardware (chips,=20 >=20 > >microprocessors...) can I work in this area? >=20 > > >=20 > The software level is where the real challenges lie. Take a look at the= =20 >=20 > "driver-less" Docklands Light Railway. It has had two major accidents,=20 >=20 > both when a train was under manual control! >=20 >=20 >=20 > --=20 >=20 > The thing I like best about the Internet is that no one >=20 > knows that, in reality, I am just another old dog! >=20 > Mike Hopkins Thanks, Mike. In fact, I'am in French, so working in TGV, metro domain is o= ne of the my best choice. I searched some job offers, and their requirement= s are simply a programmer with Ada programming experience, or sometime wit= h experience in hardware. That's why I posted this question. Thanks again.