On Mon, Feb 09, 2009 at 10:07:12PM -0500, Napoleon wrote: > Douglas A. Tutty wrote: > >On Sun, Feb 08, 2009 at 05:17:33PM -0600, Boyd Stephen Smith Jr. wrote: > >> > >>Plus, it's not like Ada compilers can't have extensions. > > > >If an Ada compiler wants to have an extension and still pass the test as > >a certified Ada compiler, it has to do extenstions within the framework > >provided for in the standard. > > Ada is a decent language, but little used outside of the government. > The business world has not embraced it, and if it weren't for the > government requirements, it would have gone the way of SNOBOL by now. > > A programmer who only knows Ada will starve unless he can get a job for > the government or a government contractor.
The OP still hasn't told us what prompted the OP. As I said, if he's looking to learn for a job, he should talk to prospective employers. The government requirements have expired; the US gov't has moved to more COTS. OTOH, if the OP is interested in aerospace, like upgrading the software on the Boeing 777, he'll need Ada. Doug. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
