Re: How Would a Hobbyist Learn Ada?

[tmoran@acm.org]

> How about others? Were you a hobbyist when you learned Ada?
  I was a professional programmer who became curious about Ada after
attending a presentation in the early '80s.  When I saw an Ada compiler
available for the PC for $100 I bought it.  I tried various little
programs, then a video editor, as a hobby.  My first paid Ada app was in
fact delivered to the customer in C, but I designed, built, and tested it
in Ada, then transcribed to C.  (That was Ada 83)   Later I made Ada
programs (for pay) that were delivered in Ada.