ADA is a great language that was killed by the level of documentation you had to do for the ESA/NASA/MOD/DOD... how many projects have you worked on that you needed to formally prove using 'Z'. Talk about test driven development.
http://asharp.martincarlisle.com/ Perhaps those skills aren't dead yet! Regards Michael Hawksworth -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Michael Madigan Sent: 21 June 2007 15:07 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [NF] The Top 10 Dead or Dying Computer Skills In 1994, Ada was still required for many or most programs. It was the FEMA of programming. --- Jerry Wolper <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Nearly did a PHd using LISP, instead I did one > using ADA... a really > > practical skill set that turned out to be (not). > > 25 years ago, Ada was going to become the dominant > language in the > world (with the help of the U.S. Defense > Department). Of course, in > those days, personal computers were just toys, too. > > -Jerry Wolper > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com > Subscription Maintenance: > http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox > OT-free version of this list: > http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech > Searchable Archive: > http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox > This message: > http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] .com > ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, > are the opinions of the author, and do not > constitute legal or medical advice. This statement > is added to the messages for those lawyers who are > too stupid to see the obvious. > [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
