Re: Ada?

[Reinert Korsnes <reinert.korsnes@chello.no>]

Adrian Hoe wrote:

> muaddib@digibank.it (Enrico A.) wrote in message
> news:<98104da8.0202270726.97da933@posting.google.com>...
>> Ciao,
>>  
>> >but getting a
>> > job programming in Ada is relatively difficult, even in the US (and
>> > reportedly near impossible in most other countries).
>> 
>> here in Italy Ada is pretty unknown, I think only 3 or 4 companies use

Just curious:

They make much Ada software for ESA (European Space Agency) in Italy ?
Esrin ?

reinert


>> it. For sure Agusta use Ada in some projects and someone told me Fiat
>> too.
>> I've to tell you something : some time ago i went to the biggest
>> bookstore here in Milan (5 floors full of books) to buy an Ada book in
>> Italian, but I didn't found it, so i asked to a librarian there and he
>> laught a lot and said to me "Ahahah Ada ahahah you're crazy!! Who uses
>> Ada in this world? Ahahah... go and use something else, like C
>> ahahah". Very disappointing. Of course there were (there are) no books
>> about Ada in Italian on print.
>> But, let me know, a good Ada programmer, in the US, is paid well? I
>> ask that because i think i'll come to live in the USA soon (one or two
>> years) with my young wife and my lil' child (he was born less than 1
>> Month ago)...
>> Ciao,
>>    Enrico B.A.
> 
> 
> Living standard is high in the US and almost 1/3 of your salary go to
> your taxes. Each state has different tax rates. You should find out
> regarding taxes, living expenses, rental, etc. US$4000-US$6000 a month
> is merely enough for one to survive. I hope you have got more than
> this figure. You should also find out more about health care (health
> care is very expensive in US) and health insurance. You should have
> insurance to cover the health care for you, your wive and your child.
> 
> But Ada jobs usually pay high in US even you are not working for
> Millitary or so.
> 
> This is just my opinion and for the sake of the archive, so you should
> find out from your friends or relatives (if any) living in US.
> 
>                                        -- Adrian Hoe
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