From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.8 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,INVALID_DATE autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,aa5ad462f7b5c6a0 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 1993-02-27 15:05:48 PST Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Path: sparky!uunet!gatekeeper.us.oracle.com!sgiblab!darwin.sura.net!seas.gwu.edu!mfeldman From: mfeldman@seas.gwu.edu (Michael Feldman) Subject: Re: INFO-ADA Digest V93 #82 Message-ID: <1993Feb27.230548.26732@seas.gwu.edu> Sender: news@seas.gwu.edu Organization: George Washington University References: Date: Sat, 27 Feb 1993 23:05:48 GMT Date: 1993-02-27T23:05:48+00:00 List-Id: In article kislow@PILOT.NJIN.NET (Chris) writes: > > I have programmed in Ada for about 2 years as a student, which I still > am. I really like it alot probably because of the simple fact that > I programmed in that language more than the others. So I feel more > confident in using it. Don't get the impression that Ada is bad, a > professor told me once, always give something a chance you will see > the pros and cons much better. Ada has giving Zyme a better understanding > of programming and now I am a much better programmer, not because I know > Ada best, because of the fact that I understood the meaning of programming > better using the Ada language. I have developed a bunch of programs in Ada. > Which in some other languages could have been done, much easier. Ada is > slowly developing into a good language now that Ada 9x will be released, > this will probably give Ada new highs, and probably become more efficient. > So that is my experience. > Later > > Chris Kislow. It's nice to see a posting from a student indicating that his experience in school with Ada was overall a positive one. We get so used to flames here... Mike Feldman ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Michael B. Feldman co-chair, SIGAda Education Committee Professor, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science School of Engineering and Applied Science The George Washington University Washington, DC 20052 USA (202) 994-5253 (voice) (202) 994-5296 (fax) mfeldman@seas.gwu.edu (Internet) "The most important thing is to be sincere, and once you've learned how to fake that, you've got it made." -- old show-business adage ------------------------------------------------------------------------