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: 103376,3d6589e7b2c60444 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2003-05-05 10:19:40 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!newsfeed.icl.net!newsfeed.fjserv.net!kibo.news.demon.net!news.demon.co.uk!demon!not-for-mail From: Simon Wright Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: employment with ada Date: 05 May 2003 18:19:15 +0100 Organization: Pushface Sender: simon@smaug.pushface.org Message-ID: References: <626e8ae.0305011636.5e899da3@posting.google.com> <4mo7bvc2n70k6eikm3muu2965nbo3m77ov@4ax.com> <3EB415CB.6D97B14D@adaworks.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: pogner.demon.co.uk Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: news.demon.co.uk 1052155179 9340 62.49.19.209 (5 May 2003 17:19:39 GMT) X-Complaints-To: abuse@demon.net NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 5 May 2003 17:19:39 +0000 (UTC) User-Agent: Gnus/5.09 (Gnus v5.9.0) Emacs/21.1 Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:36977 Date: 2003-05-05T18:19:15+01:00 List-Id: "Marin David Condic" writes: > In real time, > embedded work Ada is almost not even above the noise level. > If there are improvements in Ada that give it more leverage - such > as libraries, a standard GUI, a database, etc. - it makes it more > attractive to develop everyday applications in it. If we use Ada for > more of these sorts of things, it will start building that necessary > base to insure its future. Otherwise, the LMCO guys are making the > right decision. Does realtime, embedded work involve GUIs? databases? How much safety-critical embedded avionics software gets written in C?