Re: why ada is so unpopular ?

["Luke A. Guest" <laguest@n_o_p_o_r_k_a_n_d_h_a_m.abyss2.demon.co.uk>]

On Sat, 17 Jan 2004 12:15:35 +0100, Szymon Guz wrote:

> Hi,
> I'd like to know how ada is popular ? And i which countries. I'm asking 
> because I live in Poland and here I couldn't find any firm that use it.

Well, I wouldn't say that Ada is unpopular. There are other factors to
take into consideration:

1) Management don't know about Ada.
2) Management tend to want the programmers to use languages that are the
current fad, i.e. C/C++.
3) I had to learn Ada at uni and I had no idea about before then. I
actually love the language, It has so many features not found anywhere
else that are (IMO) necessary for development.
4) Programmers learn what is required of them.
5) The DoD (supposedly) dropped all support for Ada and this then looks
(to the outsider) that the language is dead.

I think that if enough programmers get to know Ada, I think that better
programming standards will emerge, but it's up to those who know it
and those who can tell others about it to spread the word and make sure
that others start to use it.

Luke.