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=2.3 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,HK_RANDOM_FROM, INVALID_MSGID,MSGID_RANDY autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,2080eb40d5b08371 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public From: czgrr Subject: Re: Ada Skill Assessments Date: 1999/07/02 Message-ID: <7liln9$ej9$1@nnrp1.deja.com>#1/1 X-Deja-AN: 496431237 References: <7lgb74$kob$1@nnrp1.deja.com> <7lgtt1$s28$1@nnrp1.deja.com> X-Http-Proxy: 1.0 x40.deja.com:80 (Squid/1.1.22) for client 193.192.234.4 Organization: Deja.com - Share what you know. Learn what you don't. X-Article-Creation-Date: Fri Jul 02 15:26:48 1999 GMT Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada X-Http-User-Agent: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 4.01; Windows NT) Date: 1999-07-02T00:00:00+00:00 List-Id: In article <7lgtt1$s28$1@nnrp1.deja.com>, edabobojr@yahoo.com wrote: > I was wondering how you would recommend the "young talent" develop > their Ada skills. After using Ada throughout college I took a position > in another language and am interested in developing my abilities to > possibly become a competent Ada programmer for later jobs. Any input > or recommendations would be appreciated. Thank you Well, I am in the opposite position right now. I have several years experience in Ada (83), but the job I am now doing will soon require some Visual C++ programming. So I am teaching myself C++, subscribing to newsgroups, asking and answering questions - this is something which we can all help you with - and *using* it. And I am teaching myself the "Visual" bit by developing the GUI for my current project in the ObjectAda GUI Builder, and at the same time, implementing the same functionality in Visual C++. So why don't you try something like that. You currently (I assume) have your "position in another language", so get yourself an Ada compiler - there are free ones about - and use your work projects to help you. If you are not allowed to for copyright or security reasons, well, it can still give you ideas. But you will need to invest some serious personal time to do this, unless your work sanctions you learning it there. This might be an option if it is "for later jobs". And *use* Ada, keep pushing, keep expanding the knowledge. All the best with your Ada developing, and remember that we are all here to help you. I would recommend that you *try* to solve things first, and post your code with specific questions, rather than asking vague, general questions which will not teach you anything if we do it all for you. Regards, czgrr -- No email, please - reply to the newsgroup. My opinions are not necessarily those of my employer. Use any suggestions at your own risk. Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ Share what you know. Learn what you don't.