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From: Marius Amado Alves <amado.alves@netcabo.pt>
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> Glasgow University uses Ada 95 as the foundation language for CS1 and CS2,
> and has done since 1996.
> 
> FP using Haskell is added in CS2; C and Java are added in CS3 (it's a 4-year
> program.)
> 
> When certain senior professors tried to have Ada replaced with Java,
> the class head of CS1 threatened to resign. Ada 95 was retained.
> In 2001 there was a curriculum review, at which Java was again touted.
> Thanks to the staff teaching Ada, there was again no change of policy.

Great! Let's hope it's not just a matter of time before the Adaists retire.