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Subject: Ada in Europe (was Re: Yearly Fees for Support of Compiler)
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Date: 9 May 91 21:59:34 GMT
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In article <3054@cod.NOSC.MIL>, sampson@cod.NOSC.MIL (Charles H. Sampson) writes...
>In article <1991May9.072802.4925@netcom.COM> jls@netcom.COM (Jim Showalter) writes:

>     While Ada is nowhere near the dominant force in the commercial sector,
>it's a gross overstatement to say that it has not penetrated.  There are
>many examples of commercial uses of Ada already and the number is growing.
>In most cases, but not all, these uses are occuring in major companies that
>have done the cost/benefit analysis and decided that Ada is worthwhile over
>the long haul.
	
	I heard that Ada is the dominant language in use over in Europe
(equivalent to the popularity of C here in the States).  I took this to apply
to both defense and commercial sectors.  Can anyone confirm this?

Jim Hlavaty
hlavaty@crvax.sri.com