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From: Georg Bauhaus <sb463ba@l1-hrz.uni-duisburg.de>
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Subject: Re: No call for Ada (was Re: Announcing new scripting/prototyping
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Marin David Condic <nobody@noplace.com> wrote:

: these guys have run the numbers and come 
: to the conclusion that their dollars are better spent using compilers & 
: tools that are stamped out by the bajillions and sold/used all over the 
: planet.

I think that is a bit optimistic. Sure some managers try to reason
before a decision, but this decision usually has lots of other factors
driving it than just an alledged cost & availability calculation?

Many decisions look like they are driven by a "critical revenue"
factor ("I can get by with xyz until next year..."),
not by the "optimizing" process that is still hypothesized in some
economy classes. Therefore, decisions need not involve engineering
principles or thinking of long term effects. With all its consequences...


 
: If Ada were smart, the vendors would get together, figure out what the 
: best new market would be, agree to go address it, find out what that 
: market wants and then vigorously go and build for that market.

I just noted that Aonix have released new JNI binding software
for ObjectAda. If you think of cell phones, isn't there a JVM
inside some of them?