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From: Craig Franck <clfranck@worldnet.att.net>
Subject: Re: C is 'better' than Ada because...
Date: 1996/08/21
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jsa@alexandria (Jon S Anthony) wrote:
>In article <4vb399$kt8@mtinsc01-mgt.ops.worldnet.att.net> Craig Franck <clfranck@worldnet.att.net> writes:

>> Well, how well someone is "clued in" on something is a relative 
>> thing. I feel I know more about Ada now then when I started posting
>> on this thread. If you view this learning process as "ignorance on
>> parade" that is fine with me!
>
>I have no issue with "learning" at all.  I have no issue with any of
>this really, I just don't understand why the process has to be one of:
>
>a) various false statements asserted as though true
>b) Falsity of such statements  pointed out.
>a') more false statements asserted as though true.
>b') more correction
>a'')...
>b'')...
>...

It's true that this method of learning can be slow and frustrating
for both parties! My Simtel Ada CDROM has 1.1 GB of Ada documentation,
information and source code. I shall consult it more often before
responding to posts so as to have some basis for my statements. :-)

Craig
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