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Subject: Re: Ideas for Ada 200X (CONSOLE_IO)
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Richard Riehle wrote:
> I realize it is MS-specific, at present, but the Jerry Van Dijk Console_IO
> package turns out to be pretty good.   My students at NPS use if for some
> of their programming problems.

I think that is a big step in the right direction. I seem to remember that
he did a re-implementation of professor Feldmans console I/O packeage.

But above all: It must be keept simple. It must not be overburden with
special features. It may well be advanced, but keep that from the
programmer.

greetings,