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=-0.8 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,INVALID_DATE autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,26c98aaeafe861d2 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 1993-04-02 21:38:33 PST Path: gmd.de!newsserver.jvnc.net!darwin.sura.net!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!sdd.hp.com!crash!ryptyde!mshapiro Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Is General Kind the harbinger of doom for the Mandate? From: mshapiro@netlink.cts.com (Michael Shapiro) Message-ID: <46we2B1w165w@netlink.cts.com> References: Date: Fri, 02 Apr 93 20:04:26 PST Organization: NetLink Online Communications, San Diego CA Date: 1993-04-02T20:04:26-08:00 List-Id: jhb@dale.cts.com (John Bollenbacher) writes: > jnestoriak@vnet.IBM.COM wrote: > > : ... Anyone > : who graduates from a decent University with a degree in Computer > : Science who can't learn a new programming language in less than a > : month must have slept through too many classes. > > Well, I had been a professional programmer for 7 years (Algol, FORTRAN, C, > PL/M...) before immersing myself in Ada and it was probably a year before I > felt that I was no longer learning important aspects of the language (a year > very well spent I might add). I consider myself reasonably bright so I have > no difficulty acceptying the claim that there is a shortage of well-trained A > engineers. Actually, I'm ambivalent about the condition ;). > There's a difference between learning a language enough to use it and becoming extremely proficient in it. An experienced programmer should be able to pick up any language similar to the one they've been using fairly quickly. But they'll learn more and more features and techniques with use. One of the cost models I have used (SoftCost, if I recall), assumes an Ada programmer is less than fully proficient until they've completed three projects. -- INTERNET: mshapiro@netlink.cts.com (Michael Shapiro) UUCP: ...!ryptyde!netlink!mshapiro NetLink Online Communications * Public Access in San Diego, CA (619) 453-1115