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From: Kilgallen@SpamCop.net (Larry Kilgallen)
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Subject: Re: Embedded Keynote Speaker Mentions Ada
Date: 16 Sep 2004 19:28:25 -0500
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In article <fr9kk01tcdivrcr39v69a2db6jobdnl5cr@4ax.com>, Jim Gurtner <jgurtner@mindspring.com> writes:
> Is this an Ada put down?

I don't particularly care what the speaker intended,
but if the listeners actually take the advice and
learn Ada some will choose to stay with it.

> Dan Saks said in a keynote speech at Embedded Systems Conference in
> Boston on Tuesday (Sept. 14):
> 
> "In embedded programming, learning a less-popular language like Ada or
> Eiffel is critical not so much because it is a marketable skill but
> because it helps programmers see what is possible with more mainstream
> languages like C, C++ or Java."