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Subject: Re: An Ada Advice Inquiry
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From: Stephen Leake <stephen_leake@stephe-leake.org>
Date: Sat, 05 May 2007 19:44:21 -0400
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<adaworks@sbcglobal.net> writes:

>> I can understand needing to be able to rely on Ada compilers/tools
>> being available in the future, and on being able to find people
>> trained in Ada.
>>
>> Surveying available third party packages is harder. I have not even
>> tried in my field; hard real-time satellite simulation.
>>
> Is your organization creating satellite software in Ada?  

Unfortunately, no. They keep claiming they want to improve
productivity, but they don't seem to believe that choosing a language
is an option.

> Are you at liberty to identify what company you are with 

NASA Goddard Space Flight Center.

> and what kind of satellites you are developing using Ada for the
> software?

My team uses Ada; we develop simulators for testing satellite software
before launch. 

I hope that eventually, enough people will have rotated thru my team
that some flight software team will seriously consider using Ada. It
could happen!

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-- Stephe