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=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Thread: 103376,a92e43963a6b930f X-Google-NewGroupId: yes X-Google-Attributes: gida07f3367d7,domainid0,public,usenet X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII Path: g2news1.google.com!news1.google.com!npeer03.iad.highwinds-media.com!news.highwinds-media.com!feed-me.highwinds-media.com!nntp.club.cc.cmu.edu!feeder.erje.net!news2.arglkargh.de!nuzba.szn.dk!pnx.dk!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: "(see below)" Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: N best things about Ada? Date: Fri, 09 Jul 2010 18:27:46 +0100 Message-ID: References: <97691fd2-7411-4ccc-bc7b-290aca633cd5@z30g2000prg.googlegroups.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Trace: individual.net TKEHGRidWBrQ5WGUzyokqQ2wWiCVMonWT9XM9qdf00pCybwf3H Cancel-Lock: sha1:oyWn/mMEAcd71ih/V7thg31gbsw= User-Agent: Microsoft-Entourage/12.23.0.091001 Thread-Topic: N best things about Ada? Thread-Index: AcsfjAuPwj+9isOowk6bMjSXKXXpPQ== Xref: g2news1.google.com comp.lang.ada:12291 Date: 2010-07-09T18:27:46+01:00 List-Id: On 09/07/2010 12:52, in article bff0da99-cd58-4612-a720-4c94ace50804@s9g2000yqd.googlegroups.com, "John McCormick" wrote: > On Jul 8, 7:52�pm, use...@scriptoriumdesigns.com wrote: >> Serious question: �What do you consider the N best things / strong >> points / biggest benefits of using Ada? �I'm asking as part of my case- >> building for using Ada at work. �Of course I have my own list, but I >> don't have anywhere near the Ada experience of most of you folks. >> >> Thanks. > > The ability to model scalars. > > > This is the primary reason why my Ada students succeed and my C > students fail in my Real-Time Systems class. My own teaching experience is completely in agreement with this. I would just add that the mindset induced by being very careful about scalar types then carries over to other aspects of the job. -- Bill Findlay chez blueyonder.co.uk