Re: Are there noticable differences in Ada acceptance by country?

On Mar 18, 6:58=A0pm, "Phaedrus" <phaedrus...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> Pretty much the same story in the USA. =A0For one thing, the one domain
wh=
ere
> Ada was most-widely used (military) is dominated by companies which
> recognize that contract performance isn't an issue. =A0"Cost-plus" means
n=
ever
> having to say that you're done, at least not until the money runs out!
>
> I wonder if we shouldn't take the time to perform a little "Copernican
> inversion". =A0Instead of asking "Where is Ada used?", how about asking
"W=
here
> would Ada be best used?". =A0(Saying "everywhere" only muddies the
situati=
on,
> so please don't. =A0No matter how much wishful thinking you employ, it
isn=
't
> true.) =A0For instance, I've often wondered why Ada isn't used more for
> medical (safety critical) applications. =A0 =A0A toe-hold there would do
a=
 lot
> to expand the use of Ada.

Well, if there are identifiable regions where Ada is more accepted, it
might be worthwhile to try and understand why this is the case.  Why
haven't those managers and programmers been as swayed by the C-
descendents wave as in other places?