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On Mar 21, 7:26=A0pm, 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