Re: Are there noticable differences in Ada acceptance by country?

[Mike Silva <snarflemike@yahoo.com>]

On Mar 18, 6:58 pm, "Phaedrus" <phaedrus...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Pretty much the same story in the USA.  For one thing, the one domain where
> Ada was most-widely used (military) is dominated by companies which
> recognize that contract performance isn't an issue.  "Cost-plus" means never
> having to say that you're done, at least not until the money runs out!
>
> I wonder if we shouldn't take the time to perform a little "Copernican
> inversion".  Instead of asking "Where is Ada used?", how about asking "Where
> would Ada be best used?".  (Saying "everywhere" only muddies the situation,
> so please don't.  No matter how much wishful thinking you employ, it isn't
> true.)  For instance, I've often wondered why Ada isn't used more for
> medical (safety critical) applications.    A toe-hold there would do a lot
> to expand the use of Ada.

Well, if there are identifiable regions where Ada is more accepted, it
might be worthwhile to try and understand why this is the case.  Why
haven't those managers and programmers been as swayed by the C-
descendents wave as in other places?