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 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,3a4656a5edc0dab4 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public Path: controlnews3.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news.tele.dk!news.tele.dk!small.news.tele.dk!fr.ip.ndsoftware.net!proxad.net!wanadoo.fr!not-for-mail From: Pascal Obry Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Ada used in General Aviation (GA) applications? Date: 13 May 2004 23:06:24 +0200 Organization: Home - http://perso.wanadoo.fr/pascal.obry Message-ID: References: <409F69CB.8020604@noplace.com> <20619edc.0405120909.6ba1a793@posting.google.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: avelizy-103-1-2-19.w217-128.abo.wanadoo.fr Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: news-reader2.wanadoo.fr 1084482388 2646 217.128.15.19 (13 May 2004 21:06:28 GMT) X-Complaints-To: abuse@wanadoo.fr NNTP-Posting-Date: 13 May 2004 21:06:28 GMT User-Agent: Gnus/5.09 (Gnus v5.9.0) Emacs/21.2.95 Xref: controlnews3.google.com comp.lang.ada:562 Date: 2004-05-13T21:06:28+00:00 List-Id: Lutz Donnerhacke writes: > * Pascal Obry wrote: > > And don't forget that this is just a wrong argument! When it comes to Ada > > you always hear "Well it takes time and money to leard a new langauge". > > Now let me ask some questions : > > > > - What was the cost of learning C++ ? > > Nothing. You can program for our customers in C while learning C++. > C++ is nothing more than C with Classes and the Template Library. > > > - What was the cost of learning Java/JSP/EJB/.../.../... ? > > Nothing. You can program for our customers in C while learning Java. > Java is nothing more than C++ only using a sligthly different syntax. > The libs are easy to use: Just tune an example from the next website. > > > - What was (will be) the cost of learning C# and .NET ? > > Nothing. You can program for our customers in C while learning C#. > C# is nothing more than C++ only using a sligthly different syntax. > .Net is easy to use: Just tune an example from the MSDN. > > > - What will be the cost of learning the > > next-super-mega-over-cool-language ? > > Nothing. You can program for our customers in C while learning it. > It will be nothing more than C or C++ with a sligthly different syntax. > Examples are always available, because everbody uses it. Good, now I'm waiting for your theory about the fact that there is lot of courses on C/C++/Java/EJB/JSP/C#/.NET/.../.../... in many institutes... and there is lot of attendes ! Cost nothing, are you saying that these courses are just given for free by those guys ! Pascal. -- --|------------------------------------------------------ --| Pascal Obry Team-Ada Member --| 45, rue Gabriel Peri - 78114 Magny Les Hameaux FRANCE --|------------------------------------------------------ --| http://www.obry.org --| "The best way to travel is by means of imagination" --| --| gpg --keyserver wwwkeys.pgp.net --recv-key C1082595