Re: Fun with C

["Dmitry A. Kazakov" <mailbox@dmitry-kazakov.de>]

On Thu, 21 Apr 2011 13:43:46 -0400, Hyman Rosen wrote:

> On 4/21/2011 1:36 PM, Dmitry A. Kazakov wrote:
>> C programmers are in majority simply because most
>  > of programmers do think as they write.
> 
> Why do you believe that Ada programmers do not also do that?

Certainly they do!

> I don't know Ada, but if I were to sit down to write an Ada
> program I would also write it as I was thinking, and would
> simply add and modify types and interfaces as needed. I expect
> I would also compile frequently and let the compiler tell me
> where I missed a spot and then just go and fix it up. In fact,
> it seems to me that Ada is more conducive to think-and-type
> than C is, because the compiler is better at telling you when
> you've gotten something wrong.

Yes, but in order to value this you must be comfortable with this way of
thinking. Most programmers are not. They feel the "Ada's way" constraining
rather than helping. You can make Ada more popular only through an
extensive training and selection. Compare it with guitar playing. When you
start, you find proper hand positions extremely demanding. Not every must
play guitar, but programmers are just too many. Like a good musician can
learn to play any instrument, any good C programmer can easily switch to
Ada and enjoy it. 

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Dmitry A. Kazakov
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