The programming language Coral 66 has a large following in the UK as a general-purpose computer language, especially in the embedded computer application area. The Ada programming language is destined to become an international standard language and was designed to satisfy the needs of the same application area as Coral 66. A change from programmingn in Coral to Ada is inevitable in many future projects, especially those which need large teams and which have a requirement for long term maintenance. The major features of the two languages are compared in an attempt to dispel some of the fears which seem to surround the transition from Coral 66 to Ada.