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=-2.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,MAILING_LIST_MULTI autolearn=unavailable autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,2def9aa85afa5d22 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-10-31 20:46:10 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!sn-xit-02!supernews.com!isdnet!enst!enst.fr!not-for-mail From: "JF Harrison" Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Joint Strike Fighter Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2001 20:44:42 -0800 Organization: ENST, France Sender: comp.lang.ada-admin@ada.eu.org Message-ID: References: <3BDCE159.39F6D422@adaworks.com> <11bf7180.0110290311.4d8d6f04@posting.google.com> <3BDF9C6A.C25520C5@adaworks.com> <3BE023AB.8F235EF5@sparc01.ftw.rsc.raytheon.com> <9rp8mo$6d8$1@nh.pace.co.uk> Reply-To: comp.lang.ada@ada.eu.org NNTP-Posting-Host: marvin.enst.fr Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: avanie.enst.fr 1004589969 67215 137.194.161.2 (1 Nov 2001 04:46:09 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@enst.fr NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 1 Nov 2001 04:46:09 +0000 (UTC) To: Return-Path: X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4807.1700 X-Mimeole: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4807.1700 Errors-To: comp.lang.ada-admin@ada.eu.org X-BeenThere: comp.lang.ada@ada.eu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.6 Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: comp.lang.ada mail<->news gateway List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Errors-To: comp.lang.ada-admin@ada.eu.org X-BeenThere: comp.lang.ada@ada.eu.org Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:15527 Date: 2001-10-31T20:44:42-08:00 I am a software engineer at LMCO and have no interest in C++. I specifically applied for a job using Ada 95, coming out of the dot bomb arena. I think you are focusing on the wrong people in wondering why it has gone C++. Functional managers want things done a certain way, and they decide. If programmers newly hired dont even know what Ada is (I've met some like that), they aren't going to even have an opinion on the matter, much less feedback if asked. ( "Would you like a job programming in Ada?" - "Um, what's that?") And of course many younger employees want C++ because that is what they learned in school (in many cases) so that's their skill set, or, yes, they want to get paid to learn it in the first place, for job security and mobility. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marin David Condic ]" Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada To: Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2001 8:25 AM Subject: Re: Joint Strike Fighter > To be generous, there may be issues surrounding the availability of tools > and utilities. There is a lot of stuff available for C++ that you might have > a hard time duplicating in Ada. > > But I suspect that the decision is *highly* colored by the fact that C++ > skills look better on a resume than Ada skills. > > MDC > -- > Marin David Condic > Senior Software Engineer > Pace Micro Technology Americas www.pacemicro.com > Enabling the digital revolution > e-Mail: marin.condic@pacemicro.com > Web: http://www.mcondic.com/ > > > "Wes Groleau" wrote in message > news:3BE023AB.8F235EF5@sparc01.ftw.rsc.raytheon.com... > > > > Perhaps it's > > "I need C++ on my resume, so I'll whip up a case > > for it. The decision-makers know nothing, so they'll > > buy it." > > > > _______________________________________________ > comp.lang.ada mailing list > comp.lang.ada@ada.eu.org > http://ada.eu.org/mailman/listinfo/comp.lang.ada >