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rod_weston@yahoo.com (Rod Weston) writes:

> And I haven't seen a single
> reference to a business (inventory, sales, etc.) program written in
> Ada.  Could someone offer some encouragement for me?  I don't mind
> being a pioneer, I just want to have some assurance that my efforts
> will not be wasted.

Alas, you won't be a pioneer. I've use Ada in a business setting as well.
I think part of the problem (at least, over here) is that most applications
are written inside a company, and the language used never makes it out of
the development group.

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