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Date: Sun, 22 Mar 2009 13:26:51 +1100
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Hi All,

I am a mechanical engineer, and I have become interested in robotics 
embedded systems. I have little experience in this area other that 
plugging in electronic components and clicking run.

I had recently started to learn Java, when I found out about Ada. From 
what I have seen of Ada, I really like the way that the language is 
structured, that is has a proper standard, and it seems like a good 
choice for the types of projects that I have in mind.

I have down loaded GNAT with the GPS IDE, as well as the work bench for 
eclipse (although I haven't had it working yet), and have been trying to 
work my way through the examples.

My concern lies in the smaller community for Ada. As an 
amateur/hobbyist, am I biting off more than I need to?