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: 103376,3a9b49a9162025eb X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2003-01-31 09:20:30 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!colt.net!peernews3.colt.net!newsfeed.stueberl.de!newspeer1-gui.server.ntli.net!ntli.net!newsfep4-win.server.ntli.net.POSTED!53ab2750!not-for-mail From: "chris.danx" User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.3a) Gecko/20021212 X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Bye-bye Ada ? References: In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-ID: Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2003 17:22:29 +0000 NNTP-Posting-Host: 80.4.69.111 X-Complaints-To: abuse@ntlworld.com X-Trace: newsfep4-win.server.ntli.net 1044033629 80.4.69.111 (Fri, 31 Jan 2003 17:20:29 GMT) NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2003 17:20:29 GMT Organization: ntl Cablemodem News Service Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:33651 Date: 2003-01-31T17:22:29+00:00 List-Id: Wes Groleau wrote: > Well, one Ada proponent has just been asked > to find a new line of work. > > C/C++ is unacceptable (except as a minor > part of the job), and I don't want to relocate > any more. So I guess I'll become a Spanish teacher! > > I'll still peek in here once in a while.... I don't understand why you feel you have to give up Ada because you're out of a job. Nor do I understand why you've taken the view that because you can't have Ada it's time to find a new line of work. Would a mechanic refuse to work on a car if he didn't have his favourite set of spanners when others where available? A joiner refuse to work until he got his favourite type of hammer? Still it's your choice! See ya, Danx