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From: Jacob Sparre Andersen <jacob@jacob-sparre.dk>
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Subject: Re: How to get Ada to ?cross the chasm??
Date: Tue, 15 May 2018 09:19:58 +0200
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Warren wrote:

> I'd love to do my work in Ada where I work, but it would be unfair of
> me to introduce it here. They can barely hire C++ programmers where I
> live, let alone find someone that is proficient in Ada.  If I left
> behind a legacy of Ada code here, they'd never let me retire!

If you can find Pascal/Delphi programmers, then the trick is to hire
them a year or two before you retire, so you can get them started in
Ada.

One of my current customers has even done this with consultants.

It does cost something to get people started with Ada, but I believe it
is worth the effort in the long run.  (Unfortunately, I don't have
access to data to back this belief.)

Greetings,

Jacob
-- 
"No!  The universe is ours."