Re: Dr Dobbs dismisses Ada

[spammenot <"Simon(spammenot)"@skcs.co.uk>]

Im a beginner (2nd yr computing student) when it comes to Ada but I can 
at least give you an insight into what is happening within my university 
(Glasgow)

Just last week each and every computing student was sent an email with 
an invitation to a meeting regarding a change from ada to java.  The 
proposal is to use java as our first language in 1st and 2nd year 
courses instead of ada.

So it seems as though universities may be moving on as well.
> 
> But what about universities ? There is not much display and promotion 
> for Ada there, either ?
> (Not to mention the very few projects in Ada on sourceforge and 
> freshmeat, for instance).
> 
> 
>> It would help if other Dr Dobbs subscribers wrote in as well.
>>
> 
> Where did you write to ?
> (Shall we need a petition or something ?)
> 
> ++