From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.3 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,LOTS_OF_MONEY, XPRIO_SHORT_SUBJ autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,700e3c547aedfa54 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2002-02-27 13:35:54 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!logbridge.uoregon.edu!netnews.com!xfer02.netnews.com!newsfeed1.cidera.com!Cidera!nntp0.pdx.net!not-for-mail From: "Ken Pinard" Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Ada? Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2002 13:37:58 -0800 Organization: Portland Internetworks http://www.pdx.net Message-ID: References: <4ezc8.1103$48.60681@e3500-atl1.usenetserver.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: pinardfamily.com X-Trace: opus.pdx.net 1014848172 14406 63.105.20.2 (27 Feb 2002 22:16:12 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@news.pdx.net NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2002 22:16:12 +0000 (UTC) X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2600.0000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000 Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:20533 Date: 2002-02-27T13:37:58-08:00 List-Id: I learned Ada orginally when I was working on a Masters degree in CS. The major advantage was that I spent about 1/5 the time doing the home work as any other student in my class (using Meridian Ada on an 8080 computer). The concepts used in Ada development are sound foundations for any language. I have programmed in many languages in the last 20 years, from Fortran, C, Ada, Pascal, VB. Knowing Ada has helped me develpment applications that are more universal and easier to maintain. Are there jobs, That is always the a good question. If I was willing to move I could still be doing Ada now. But, I want to live in an area focusing on Java. I currently use VB for most applications. But, because of the direction of VB.Net (going to C++ style and problems) I am looking at Ada again for developing a Windows application. At least Microsoft can't pull the rug out from under me again. My opinion for what it is worth, Ken "anymous" wrote in message news:4ezc8.1103$48.60681@e3500-atl1.usenetserver.com... > I was thinking about learning ada. I was wondering were the language was > heading. Is it obsolete, or is it still in use, and if it is, what are its > uses. I also know Visual Basic, will this help me any? Thanks for any > info. > > >