Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!ficc!peter
From: peter@ficc.uu.net (Peter da Silva)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.misc
Subject: Re: Programming in the Real World
Message-ID: <2095@ficc.uu.net>
Date: 1 Nov 88 23:07:47 GMT
References: <287@lafcol.UUCP> <960011@hpclskh.HP.COM>
Organization: SCADA
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In article <960011@hpclskh.HP.COM>, skh@hpclskh.HP.COM writes:
> As to your original question, I prefer to split the "real" world into three
> parts:

> Business Programming...

> Technical Programming...
	(You seem to mainly be talking about scientific programming)

  Control Systems. Many languages, none predominating. Most determined
	by the hardware vendor until recently.

  Non-business applications programs. Mostly PC software. Mostly assembly.

> Defense Programming...
	(this doesn't really qualify, since it includes technical, control,
	 and even business programming. It's mainly in the control systems
	 part that ADA dominates)

So, you may want to split the real world into four parts, with a slice of
each labelled "Defense -- ADA".
-- 
Peter da Silva  `-_-'  Ferranti International Controls Corporation
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Disclaimer: My typos are my own damn business.   peter@ficc.uu.net