On 11/09/2015 03:19, Gene Heskett wrote:
On Thursday 10 September 2015 20:33:03 Dennis Lee Bieber wrote:
On Thu, 10 Sep 2015 12:04:05 -0700 (PDT), rurpy--- via Python-list
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I also doubt there were more programming languages around in the
1970s than now, on the grounds that there were far fewer people
capable of writing a compiler or interpreter in those days, and
there were far fewer tools to help, or easily accessible knowledge
about how to do do it.
Yet there were enough assorted semi-specialized languages in use on
military programs to induce the DoD to run the competition for a
singular language -- which became Ada.
And which should be noted that it has been a rather spectacular failure
in the commercial market. Does that mean that those who can code in Ada
are working only for the military's suppliers, and because they are a
scarce commodity, writing their own paycheck? I don't know, other than
no one is publically bragging about it.
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Cheers, Gene Heskett
Ada took over from CORAL in the UK, at least in military projects. It
was also used in the aircraft industry. My old work mates tell me that
its completely died a death, to be replaced by C++. Someone please
remind me never to fly again.
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