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=-0.3 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,FREEMAIL_FROM, REPLYTO_WITHOUT_TO_CC autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,3885b7fd66a1db28 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2002-12-23 06:48:37 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!logbridge.uoregon.edu!HSNX.atgi.net!cyclone-sf.pbi.net!151.164.30.35!cyclone.swbell.net!bos-service1.ext.raytheon.com!bos-service2.ext.raytheon.com.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Wes Groleau Reply-To: wesgroleau@despammed.com User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.0; en-US; rv:1.1) Gecko/20020826 X-Accept-Language: en,es-MX,es,pt,fr-CA,fr MIME-Version: 1.0 Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Why is Ada NOT a good choice for a beginner to programming? References: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-ID: <8nFN9.2316$c6.2384@bos-service2.ext.raytheon.com> Date: Mon, 23 Dec 2002 09:48:36 -0500 NNTP-Posting-Host: 151.168.133.155 X-Complaints-To: news@ext.ray.com X-Trace: bos-service2.ext.raytheon.com 1040654916 151.168.133.155 (Mon, 23 Dec 2002 09:48:36 EST) NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 23 Dec 2002 09:48:36 EST Organization: Raytheon Company Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:32240 Date: 2002-12-23T09:48:36-05:00 List-Id: > Ada assumes that you understand your task *before* programming. For example, > if you decide to solve mathematical equation using Ada, you must know appropriate > mathematical theory beforehand. That is the main restriction imposed by Ada > - Ada do not encourage playing at the program level. So, you may be beginner > as *programmer*, but you should not be beginner in the problem area. Not so. One can "play" with Ada jsut as with any other language. The difference is that most other languages are "yes-men." If you aim the gun at your foot, they assume you have the right to make your own choices. Ada is a meddler--instead of minding her own business she'll irritatingly suggest something different.