Re: Joint Strike Fighter

["JF Harrison" <madscientist@colulus.net>]

Oops.  I use the email interface to c.l.a so "reply" didnt function the way
I intended.  My apologies to the list.

----- Original Message -----
From: "JF Harrison" <madscientist@colulus.net>
To: <comp.lang.ada@ada.eu.org>
Sent: Friday, November 02, 2001 11:54 AM
Subject: Re: Joint Strike Fighter


> Hi PS,
>
> FW as in Fort Worth?
> I'm not sure who you'd contact there.  I work in Sunnyvale, CA.  If you
> attached your resume in MS Word format I could pass it on.  I'd get a
> recruiting bonus if you were hired.  Are you a new grad?  Do you have Ada
> experience?
>
> Best Regards,
> JF Harrison
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "P Norby" <psnorby@peoplepc.com>
> To: <comp.lang.ada@ada.eu.org>
> Sent: Friday, November 02, 2001 9:02 AM
> Subject: Re: Joint Strike Fighter
>
>
> > I have applied at the lmco website, but would like to talk to someone
> > regarding Ada work at LM in FW.  Could you advise me about whom to
> contact?
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> > PS Norby
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "JF Harrison" <madscientist@colulus.net>
> > Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada
> > To: <comp.lang.ada@ada.eu.org>
> > Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2001 10:44 PM
> > Subject: Re: Joint Strike Fighter
> >
> >
> > >   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 ]"
<dont.bother.mcondic.auntie.spam@[acm.org>
> > > Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada
> > > To: <comp.lang.ada@ada.eu.org>
> > > 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" <wwgrol@sparc01.ftw.rsc.raytheon.com> 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."
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
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