Ed Colbert <[log in to unmask]> writes: > Hi All, > > I was asked, "what's Ada's life expectancy?" I thought I'd get the > consensus of this group before I respond. Indefinite. By "life expectancy", I mean "able to get a working compiler for my computer". If you mean instead "able to buy a support contract for a working compiler on my computer for my embedded target", that's still "indefinite", given ACT's success. > I'd appreciate any data you have to support your position? Other languages have well outlasted their predicted lifetimes; look at COBOL. Ada Core Technologies is making money and growing; no reason to think that will change. -- -- Stephe