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From: to.reply@read.my.sig (Rick Thorne)
Subject: Re: What ada 83 compiler is *best*
Date: 1998/12/08
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In article <366D4B3B.504810FB@gecm.com>, David Gillon
<David.Gillon@gecm.com> wrote:

> Rick Thorne wrote:
> 
> > My question to the news group was this: does Ada have a future?  
> 
> Yes. More specifically, in the general arena probably only in niche
> markets, but in the safety critical arena there really isn't any
> language that has been shown to be superior [-]

Another excellent response, and I thank you, David.  Like Marin, you've
identified the utility of Ada in a niche market, and you've both shown me
that it's stable in its niche (see my reply to Marin).

Thanx.

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