Douglas A. Tutty wrote:
On Sun, Feb 08, 2009 at 05:17:33PM -0600, Boyd Stephen Smith Jr. wrote:Plus, it's not like Ada compilers can't have extensions.If an Ada compiler wants to have an extension and still pass the test as a certified Ada compiler, it has to do extenstions within the framework provided for in the standard. Doug.
Ada is a decent language, but little used outside of the government. The business world has not embraced it, and if it weren't for the government requirements, it would have gone the way of SNOBOL by now.
A programmer who only knows Ada will starve unless he can get a job for the government or a government contractor.