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Richard Riehle wrote:

> "Warren W. Gay VE3WWG" wrote:
>>Jim Rogers wrote:
>>>Michael Card wrote:
>>>
>>>>I was wondering why it is perceived as undesirable to train new
>>>>programmers in Ada? Certainly hiring an experienced S/W engineer who
>>>>has only done C++ or Java, for example, would not require a significant
>>>>additional investment to train them in Ada? If teh language really
>>>>offers benefits, wouldn't those benefits more than offset the
>>>>relatively small cost of buying 2-3 weeks of intense Ada training for
>>>>the programmers?
>>>>
>>>I agree. I have found good C++ programmers to be trainable.
>>>I watched one pick up the basics of Ada in about 2 weeks with the
>>>help of "Ada as a Second Language". ...
>>>
>>So while I agree that an experienced programmer can quickly
>>embrace Ada and *maintain* existing code, I do believe you
>>want someone with a bit more experience if he is designing
>>major subsystems from scratch. Otherwise, you'll have to
>>allow time for that programmer more time to learn from
>>his mistakes ;-)
>>
> 
> This goes to the heart of one of Ada's benefits, not one of its
> liabilities.   ...


Just in case there is any doubt on this issue : I never said
that this was a "disadvantage".  I only said it was a
practical item to take into account.
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Warren W. Gay VE3WWG
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