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Subject: Re: ADA Popularity Discussion Request
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From: Ludovic Brenta <ludovic.brenta@insalien.org>
Date: Sat, 28 Aug 2004 14:28:43 +0200
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Georg Bauhaus writes:
> Adrian Knoth wrote:
> : The possibility of writing software for airplanes like the YF22,
> : submarines or long distance missiles and thereby having the chance
> : to take a drink with James Bond one day was one of reasons when
> : I decided to choose Ada.
>
> See? :-) So if this were the only factor for choosing a language,
> Ada's popularity will be a function of the popularity of the
> military.

The military are not the only ones using Ada.  If a language is good
enough to fly airliners, run trains, or control a scanner in a
hospital, then it's good enough for me.

And let's not discount the "Wow!" factor, which is commonly associated
with safety-critical applications, military or not.

-- 
Ludovic Brenta.