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Subject: Re: Ada noob here! Is Ada widely used?
Date: Thu, 20 May 2010 23:19:10 +0200
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Le Thu, 20 May 2010 21:06:26 +0200, Duke Normandin <dukeofperl@ml1.net> =
a  =

=E9crit:
> That is indeed sad, given that Ada is such a mature language. These  =

> types of
> resources should have been freely available at Ada's home a long time =
 =

> ago.
> However, I suspect that the commercialization of Ada has, in the past,=
  =

> been
> responsible for impeding its proliferation. Same trauma suffered by ma=
ny
> other great languages, some of whom are bordering on extinction. There=
  =

> still
> may be time for Ada?
On the other hand, people are responsible for assuming or not assuming t=
he  =

value of things. If some people (in fact, most of) don't want to assume =
 =

the price of better, that is, may be not always free of charge, more tim=
e  =

to spend to do and learn, or think before instead of after, then, who is=
  =

responsible ?

Unfortunately, the best in software, values less than a peanut to most  =

people (not a picture, a fact).

What I mean, is : not sure Ada's community is the sole responsible for  =

what you are pointing. Many people are also.

And never mind, Ada (or its successor 100 years later) will always be  =

there for people who know its value ;)

-- =

There is even better than a pragma Assert: a SPARK --# check.