Re: [SLUG] OT: Anybody involved in Ada?

From: Levi Bard (levi@bard.sytes.net)
Date: Thu Oct 16 2003 - 09:18:37 EDT


> Bar Code wrote:
>
>>I think I'd like to play around with it. Should I spend time on it? I
>>can't think of anything else to ask.
>>
>
> I did a little Ada programming many years ago.
>
> Ada is the most unforgiving language there is, but if you can get your
> ADA code to compile it will run.
>
> Only real he-men and she-women use Ada.
>
> I can't think of a single practical reason to use Ada in the 21st
> Century, but you will be worthy of respect if you figure it out at all.

Doesn't the US DOD still use Ada for lots of things?
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