From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.5-pre1 (2020-06-20) on ip-172-31-74-118.ec2.internal X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.5 required=3.0 tests=BAYES_05 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.5-pre1 Date: 15 Jan 93 17:36:25 GMT From: sun-barr!olivea!sgigate!sgi!shindo.esd.sgi.com!davemc@ames.arc.nasa.gov (David McAllister) Subject: Re: Ada fairs poorly in CASE market survey Message-ID: List-Id: Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Ada fairs poorly in CASE market survey Summary: Expires: References: Sender: Followup-To: Distribution: comp.lang.ada Organization: Silicon Graphics, Inc. Keywords: If you read the caption for this survey, you'd find "STALWART. A survey of mostly MIS developers shows that Cobol is still the runaway winner, with a 38% share in 1992. That share loses several points a year, though, with no clear mop-up entry." While I agree with some of the sentiments expressed by Mr Aharonian, I feel that the context of this survey should be noted. I also find it interesting that only Ada and 'Other OO's' grew in share. In article srctran@world.std.com (Gregory Aharonian) writes: > The January 1993 issue of Software Magazine has a lengthy article on >software reusability (pages 86-92). On page 88 there is a table of the >results of a survey by Sentry Market Research titled: > > "Development Language Preferences among CASE buyers" > >with the following results: > > 1991 1992 > > Cobol 41% 38% > C 18% 16% > 4GL 15% 13% > Other 13% 16% > Fortran 5% 4% > C++ 4% 4% > Other OOs 3% 4% > Ada 2% 4% > > These results pretty much reflect similar surveys, such as language >presence at trade shows, language requirements in help wanted ads, and softwar e >tools and libraries sold commercially. > > To base this nation's software defense policies on a mandated language, >when neither the DoD, its contractors or Ada compiler vendors care enough to >foster interest and demand in the non-mandated world, is criminal, as their >inactions undermine the ability of the free markets to provide Ada supply to >meet defense needs. This continuing niche status of Ada will drive up the >cost of Ada tools and programmers, driving up the costs of developing defense >software systems. > >Greg Aharonian >Source Translation & Optimization >-- >************************************************************************** >Greg Aharonian >Source Translation & Optimiztion >P.O. Box 404, Belmont, MA 02178 *SHINDO - the ART of the MIND* *Fortune for the day*