Take the 2-minute tour ×   • Do people still use Ada -- (it was
mostly used in the Defense Department)   • Are all applications
written in Ada "Legacy"?   • Does Ada knowledge still sell
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Q: tiobe.com/index.php/content/paperinfo/tpci/index.html It is
more popular than F# or Assembly, and it actually has a neat
syntax (IMO). –  Job Aug 7 '11 at 14:06 Another informative
page: seas.gwu.edu/~mfeldman/ada-project-summary.html – 
BlackJack Aug 7 '11 at 14:08 @greenlit, Java to Ada developers
are currently about 20:1. To find out more, try to scan the job
postings. What is your angle here? Are you hoping to find a
high-paying Ada job? –  Job Aug 7 '11 at 14:14 If you want to
use it in general application, why does popularity matter? Do
you plan on adding other devs? –  JeffO Aug 7 '11 at 14:18
@greengit see also stackoverflow.com/questions/1078043/why-
didnt-ada-make-it - actually it did make it, java has spent most
of its time catching up ! –  NWS Oct 31