Re: Ada is not a failure.

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tne@world.std.com (Thomas N Erickson) writes:


>Nevertheless, it should not be considered a failure.  It is one of the few
>programming languages GROWING in use and there are several very successful
>applications (both military and civilian).

A nitpick here:  I think that even the most obscure languages are growing --
if language X had 10 people who knew it last year and 20 that know it
this year then its growing.  The languages that are not growing are
probably Fortran and Cobol -- even these are doubtful (my alma mater is
still cranking out engineers having taken the required Fortran course.)

>Alsys

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