From: to.reply@read.my.sig (Rick Thorne)
Subject: Re: Ada rotting? (was: What ada 83 compiler is *best*)
Date: 1998/12/08
Date: 1998-12-08T00:00:00+00:00 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <to.reply-0812980740020001@129.197.97.40> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 366C2564.1C17E3EE@pwfl.com
In article <366C2564.1C17E3EE@pwfl.com>, diespammer@pwfl.com wrote:
> To a large extent, the destiny of Ada is what we make of it. We can
> stand around complaining that big companies with project managers who
> know very little about languages make choices for lower quality
> languages instead of Ada. *OR* We can just go off and start building
> things in Ada and making them available until it starts to generate its
> critical mass needed for a long and prosperous life.
> [snip the remainder of this excellent response]
Thank you for this most rational reply. It's clear, well-composed, and
truthful. It does, unfortunately, also tell me the bad news: Ada's hardly
a settled tool in our business. Your reply, Marin, is typical of the more
thoughtful ones: it's more "let's make Ada the technology of choice in
spite of its lean market appeal." A noble gesture, I think, but unlikely.
I thank you all for your responses and apologize for some of my tone. I
may have come off as an arrogant brat, but I do like and respect you all.
I've been trying to get answers to my very important career choice
questions, and since the I Ching was unclear I decided to try the direct
approach. I've found this in life: if you want a response, ask a
question. If you want and answer, piss someone off. It's contrary to me
nature, but it DOES work.
Thanx again.
--
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? software engineer by day ? but I read a lot" ?
? harried father of two by night ? J. D. Salinger ?
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1998-12-03 0:00 What ada 83 compiler is *best* Rick Thorne
1998-12-03 0:00 ` Gautier
1998-12-07 0:00 ` Rick Thorne
1998-12-07 0:00 ` Pat Rogers
1998-12-08 0:00 ` Rick Thorne
1998-12-08 0:00 ` Pat Rogers
1998-12-08 0:00 ` Rick Thorne
1998-12-08 0:00 ` Pat Rogers
1998-12-08 0:00 ` Rick Thorne
1998-12-08 0:00 ` Pat Rogers
1998-12-09 0:00 ` Marc A. Criley
1998-12-09 0:00 ` Matthew Heaney
1998-12-07 0:00 ` Chris Morgan
1998-12-08 0:00 ` Rick Thorne
1998-12-08 0:00 ` David Gillon
1998-12-08 0:00 ` Rick Thorne
1998-12-08 0:00 ` Matthew Heaney
1998-12-08 0:00 ` Larry Kilgallen
1998-12-09 0:00 ` John McCabe
1998-12-08 0:00 ` Robert I. Eachus
1998-12-08 0:00 ` Larry Kilgallen
1998-12-09 0:00 ` dewarr
1998-12-09 0:00 ` Larry Kilgallen
1998-12-10 0:00 ` Robert I. Eachus
1998-12-10 0:00 ` Larry Kilgallen
1998-12-08 0:00 ` Gautier.DeMontmollin
1998-12-08 0:00 ` Roga Danar
1998-12-08 0:00 ` Pat Rogers
1998-12-09 0:00 ` Roga Danar
1998-12-10 0:00 ` Robert I. Eachus
1998-12-09 0:00 ` Matthew Heaney
1998-12-09 0:00 ` P.S. Norby
1998-12-09 0:00 ` Marin David Condic
1998-12-10 0:00 ` Robert I. Eachus
1998-12-10 0:00 ` Marin David Condic
1998-12-10 0:00 ` Tucker Taft
1998-12-11 0:00 ` dewarr
1998-12-14 0:00 ` Robert I. Eachus
1998-12-09 0:00 ` dewarr
1998-12-03 0:00 ` Larry Kilgallen
1998-12-03 0:00 ` marc j bejerano
1998-12-04 0:00 ` Matthew Heaney
1998-12-04 0:00 ` Ada rotting? (was: What ada 83 compiler is *best*) Roga Danar
1998-12-07 0:00 ` Rick Thorne
1998-12-07 0:00 ` Marin David Condic
1998-12-07 0:00 ` David Botton
1998-12-07 0:00 ` Robert A Duff
1998-12-08 0:00 ` Marin David Condic
[not found] ` <366D6BF8.B1F4C1C0@hercii.mar.lmco.com>
1998-12-08 0:00 ` Rick Thorne
1998-12-08 0:00 ` Rick Thorne [this message]
1998-12-08 0:00 ` Marin David Condic
1998-12-08 0:00 ` Rick Thorne
1998-12-09 0:00 ` Chris Morgan
1998-12-07 0:00 ` What ada 83 compiler is *best* Jeff Carter
1998-12-08 0:00 ` Rick Thorne
1998-12-08 0:00 ` Steve O'Neill
1998-12-08 0:00 ` Robert I. Eachus
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