Re: Embedded Keynote Speaker Mentions Ada

["stephane richard" <stephane.richard@verizon.net>]

"Tom" <8f27iw6z@canada.com> wrote in message 
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> Cesar Rabak <crabak@acm.org> wrote in message 
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>> stephane richard escreveu:
>>  > "Cesar Rabak" <crabak@acm.org> wrote in message
> Where do you think that they might be getting that idea?  When I was
> doing a quick search for information on Ada I put "Ada compilers" in
> for the search term on google. I found a fair number of the most
> popular web sites were not updated in the last several years. It does
> not distill a lot of confidence in a computer language when the so
> called enthusiasts can't even keep their web sites up to date.  If
> this was not bad enough one of the Windows compiler distributors did
> not even mention WindowsXP. The last operating system that they say
> works with their compiler is Win95.  Come on, if the enthusiasts can't
> stay up to date then what chance is there of convincing someone new to
> Ada that it is not 'ageing' technology.

Well you're definitally right about that.  Those who have made Ada related 
website should take the required time it takes to at least update them. Sure 
there's definitally good excuses, work, lack of time due to other personal 
matters, etc....but indeed, if enthusiasts can't keep their website updated, 
like you said it's hard to convey the right image of Ada.

Back when I created Ada World, this was the main reason why.  I learned the 
language, loved it, but like anyone else, I found older websites only when 
searching for the "latest and greatest".  and sure even if it does work on 
XP (as I can see it does on my Windows XP pc.  I know it works, but like you 
mention again, if it's not written that it does work, people will think it's 
ageing technology.  So I try to keep Ada World as updated as I can.  One 
think that does help is if you look at the ACT website for example, they've 
totally redesigned it from the grounds up.  And revamped every single aspect 
of their website.  So that too is a big plus for the Ada community :-). 
Maybe Ada related companies should make sure to updated their websites with 
recent information like this.  I must say most of them do however :-).  But 
at least then the commercial image of Ada is better.  If you fall on a 
personal website that's not updated, well that has to do with the person 
that made the website, not with Ada per se.  Although it just might help Ada 
itself if they were updated.

Stephane Richard
"Ada World" webmaster
http://www.adaworld.com