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=0.6 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_20,INVALID_MSGID autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,56250291936154a0 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public From: "Marin D. Condic" Subject: Re: Where is the elusive jump command? Date: 2000/03/28 Message-ID: <38E0E723.C39C392@quadruscorp.com>#1/1 X-Deja-AN: 603411407 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit References: <38D771CA.D41AF9B5@port.ac.uk> <8bq7ku$mc8$1@nnrp1.deja.com> Organization: Quadrus Corporation X-Sender: "Marin D. Condic" (Unverified) X-Server-Date: 28 Mar 2000 14:09:41 GMT Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Mime-Version: 1.0 Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Date: 2000-03-28T14:09:41+00:00 List-Id: Ken Garlington wrote: > That's fair, but if you're just exploring how the syntax works, that's > orthogonal to program design issues. When learning Java, I had to > write tiny, uncommented, unreadable programs to test my understanding > of how certain language features worked. I didn't worry about readability > since I knew I was going to throw the thing away right after it started > working. That doesn't mean I didn't also look at how Java classes, > interfaces, etc. can be used to address program design issues. Consider also that if we say to a newbie "Before you can use Ada, you have to change your entire way of thinking about programming" we will end up chasing them away. I think the message should be: "Go ahead. Ada will allow you to do what you've always done, but it will be much easier for you if you don't fight the language and learn to work with it the way it was intended." So let's be willing to show them how to write a goto, grab pointers to everything in sight, terminate strings with nulls, etc., all the while trying to convince them that there is a better, easier way. MDC -- ============================================================= Marin David Condic - Quadrus Corporation - 1.800.555.3393 1015-116 Atlantic Boulevard, Atlantic Beach, FL 32233 http://www.quadruscorp.com/ m c o n d i c @ q u a d r u s c o r p . c o m ***PLEASE REMOVE THE "-NOSPAM" PART OF MY RETURN ADDRESS*** Visit my web site at: http://www.mcondic.com/ "Because that's where they keep the money." -- Willie Sutton when asked why he robbed banks. =============================================================