On Jan 8, 2008 10:30 AM, Joshua Simpson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Jan 8, 2008 9:15 AM, Steve <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > What would be the practical implications of learning a language such as > > Ada? > > > > Ada is relatively mainstream compared to Lisp, COBOL, etc. It's used (and > was developed by) the Department of Defense. Most programming jobs in the > military proper are heavily based around Ada, especially the Air Force and > Marines. >
it's also used for other "mission-critical" apps such as running railroads (knew some people that used ada just for that) -- Jayce^ /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
