From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,LOTS_OF_MONEY autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,88ed72d98e6b3457 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2003-10-14 12:37:43 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news2.google.com!news.maxwell.syr.edu!hammer.uoregon.edu!skates!not-for-mail From: Stephen Leake Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Standard Library Interest? Date: 14 Oct 2003 15:27:02 -0400 Organization: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (skates.gsfc.nasa.gov) Message-ID: References: <3F7F760E.2020901@comcast.net> <3F8035B0.7080902@noplace.com> <3F816A35.4030108@noplace.com> <3F81FBEC.9010103@noplace.com> <6Ingb.30667$541.13861@nwrdny02.gnilink.net> <3F82B4A4.5060301@noplace.com> <3F82F527.3020101@noplace.com> <3F836447.1000800@noplace.com> <8746564.sTh3EHsOBI@linux1.krischik.com> <3F8637C8.3020201@noplace.com> <3F880E88.4070605@noplace.com> <3F8C4B22.1030306@noplace.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: anarres.gsfc.nasa.gov Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: skates.gsfc.nasa.gov 1066159821 7820 128.183.235.92 (14 Oct 2003 19:30:21 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@news.gsfc.nasa.gov NNTP-Posting-Date: 14 Oct 2003 19:30:21 GMT User-Agent: Gnus/5.09 (Gnus v5.9.0) Emacs/21.3 Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:851 Date: 2003-10-14T19:30:21+00:00 List-Id: Marin David Condic writes: > Why? Simple! The more people using Ada, the healthier and more > long-lived it will be. Healthy _enough_ is good enough for me. I (well, the US Government) pay $18,000 or so a year to ACT to maintain their health. Enough people currently do that to ensure the long-term viability of Ada, so I don't have to do any more. > The healthier Ada is, the more tools and utilities there will be to > support it. A single compiler vendor with a single wealthy client > could keep Ada "Alive" - but that doesn't mean that *you* have a > compiler or any of the other spiffy things that might go with it. True, but we are currently a long way from that. > That's why I'd like to see Ada find some segment of the general > computing population as its market - a big enough market means more > cool stuff for everyone at prices that one might afford. Mmm. If "cool stuff" is things like I see advertised in Dr Dobbs, I'll stick with the "nitch market stuff" I currently have, thank you. I guess I'm saying I _like_ Ada having a small, but healthy, market share. > And let's not even bring up "jobs" as another reason - but give that > some thought. That's a good point. It is a fact that managers make decisions based on market share, not technical merit. So if the Ada market gets too small, I might be forced to work in another language, no matter how much proof I give of improved productivity with Ada. I'm willing to participate in and contribute to a realistic, viable Common Ada Library. But until someone says "I've got a large chunk of change to invest in this business plan", I'm not going to give it serious attention. For now, I'll stick with my Ada library on my website. -- -- Stephe