From: jpwoodruff@gmail.com
Subject: Re: Ada as a first language
Date: Mon, 23 Mar 2009 16:05:55 -0700 (PDT)
Date: 2009-03-23T16:05:55-07:00 [thread overview]
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On Mar 21, 7:26 pm, Chris <c...@internode.on.net> wrote:
> 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.
> <...>
Let a retired enthusiast suggest an advantage: orthogonality.
A hobbyist might not need to learn every part of the language. Just
decide what your programs require and put off the rest to later. Ada
makes easy to skip (for example) child packages or private parts or
exceptions or tagged types.
So the language isn't really as large as it seems.
John
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2009-03-22 2:26 Ada as a first language Chris
2009-03-22 10:36 ` mockturtle
2009-03-22 14:44 ` Brian Drummond
2009-03-23 11:03 ` Peter C. Chapin
2009-03-23 13:29 ` Brian Drummond
2009-03-25 10:51 ` Peter C. Chapin
2009-03-23 16:59 ` rolf.ebert_nospam_
2009-03-24 19:22 ` Tim Rowe
2009-04-04 1:42 ` Brian Gaffney
2009-04-07 9:50 ` Alex R. Mosteo
2009-03-22 15:21 ` Gary Scott
2009-03-23 8:28 ` Brian
2009-03-23 9:05 ` Jacob Sparre Andersen
2009-03-23 22:02 ` Brian
2009-03-24 1:41 ` Gautier
2009-03-24 5:56 ` Jacob Sparre Andersen
2009-03-24 22:30 ` Brian
2009-03-25 9:41 ` rmoldskr+usenet
2009-03-25 22:27 ` Brian
2009-03-25 17:58 ` John McCormick
2009-03-25 23:20 ` Brian
2009-03-23 12:08 ` Chris
2009-03-25 21:10 ` John McCormick
2009-04-11 16:40 ` Mike Silva
2009-03-23 23:05 ` jpwoodruff [this message]
2009-03-25 0:16 ` Martin
2009-03-25 15:54 ` John McCormick
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1997-07-03 0:00 Ada as a First Language RC
1997-07-03 0:00 ` Michael Feldman
1997-07-06 0:00 ` Alan Brain
1997-07-06 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1997-07-16 0:00 ` Eric James DeArment
1997-07-07 0:00 ` Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz
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