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On 03/20/2012 05:54 AM, tonyg wrote:
> I am currently fending off an attempt to have my project converted from ADA
> to some un named monstrosity of a language. Reasons listed are ADA is
> archaic, programmers can not be found, it takes too long to develop blah blah
> list goes on. Anyone got any glossy monosyllabillic advocacy documents
> hopefully in an entertaining cartoon format?

Quality is more important than age. Sure, Ada's been around since 1980, which is 
longer than C++ (1982) or Java (early 1990s). But it's a better choice.

I know people who would like to use Ada but are unable to find positions using 
it. If you advertise it, they will apply.

Where we have hard data (they are hard to come by), they show that development 
in Ada takes 1/2 the effort of development in C. So a claim that "it takes too 
long" is false.

-- 
Jeff Carter
"You a big nose have it."
Never Give a Sucker an Even Break
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