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Subject: Re: Ada noob here! Is Ada widely used?
Date: Thu, 20 May 2010 17:33:57 +0200
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Le Thu, 20 May 2010 14:53:35 +0200, Duke Normandin <dukeofperl@ml1.net> =
a  =

=C3=A9crit:
> I'm new to Ada, but not to programming in general. Decided to learn a =
new
> language, and Ada was of interest to me. Am enjoying the language so f=
ar  =

> -
> using GNAT GPL nad Coronado's old tutorial.
>
> Just curious to know if Ada is still widely used, and in what area(s) =
 =

> does
> it excel, e.g. data processing, number crunching, graphics, etc? TIA..=

Hi, welcome so,

One of the most meaningful list I know to get an answer to =E2=80=9Cwho =
is using  =

Ada=E2=80=9D:
http://www.seas.gwu.edu/~mfeldman/ada-project-summary.html

I do not know a list for smaller projects or applications.

Here is also a quick historical introduction:
http://www.sigada.org/ada_95/what_is_ada.html

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