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,f40056d015b2ae33 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public,usenet X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit Path: g2news1.google.com!news2.google.com!newshub.sdsu.edu!newscon04.news.prodigy.net!prodigy.net!newsdst01.news.prodigy.net!prodigy.com!postmaster.news.prodigy.com!newssvr27.news.prodigy.net.POSTED!4988f22a!not-for-mail From: Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada References: <4737291e$0$27064$4d3efbfe@news.sover.net> <1194882790.326239.115730@22g2000hsm.googlegroups.com> Subject: Re: Suggestions for topics in an Ada course? X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.3138 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3198 X-RFC2646: Format=Flowed; Original Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Host: 70.134.126.233 X-Complaints-To: abuse@prodigy.net X-Trace: newssvr27.news.prodigy.net 1194889507 ST000 70.134.126.233 (Mon, 12 Nov 2007 12:45:07 EST) NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2007 12:45:07 EST Organization: SBC http://yahoo.sbc.com X-UserInfo1: O@Y[R^[GZRRER_H]]RKB_UDAZZ\DPCPDLXUNNH\KMAVNDQUBLNTC@AWZWDXZXQ[K\FFSKCVM@F_N_DOBWVWG__LG@VVOIPLIGX\\BU_B@\P\PFX\B[APHTWAHDCKJF^NHD[YJAZMCY_CWG[SX\Y]^KC\HSZRWSWKGAY_PC[BQ[BXAS\F\\@DMTLFZFUE@\VL Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2007 17:45:07 GMT Xref: g2news1.google.com comp.lang.ada:18323 Date: 2007-11-12T17:45:07+00:00 List-Id: "John McCormick" wrote in message news:1194882790.326239.115730@22g2000hsm.googlegroups.com... > > I suggest that you avoid GUI or graphics programming. The Ada tools are > simply not up to what they have seen in C++ and Java. My students really like being able to do some elementary graphics with JEWL. I make it clear to them that JEWL is not an industrial strength graphics library, but it is easy to use. In fact, it is, for MS-Windows programming, easier to use than Java for the kind of simple programs they do. I have been surprised by the programs my students have turned in using JEWL. Consider, scientific calculators, encrypting text editors, two-paddle pong programs, specialized navigation calculators, among others. I have found JEWL to be much better for this kind of thing than Ada.Text_IO. In fact, John English should be nominated some time for a SigAda award for his JEWL contribution. Richard Riehle