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=-1.1 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00, PP_MIME_FAKE_ASCII_TEXT autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII X-Google-Thread: 103376,cec04f9d45b3f527 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2003-08-28 19:25:44 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!cyclone.bc.net!in.100proofnews.com!in.100proofnews.com!cycny01.gnilink.net!cyclone1.gnilink.net!spamkiller2.gnilink.net!nwrdny02.gnilink.net.POSTED!53ab2750!not-for-mail From: "Stephane Richard" Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada References: Subject: Re: An Ada advocacy method X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1158 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 Message-ID: Date: Fri, 29 Aug 2003 02:25:42 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 141.149.82.151 X-Complaints-To: abuse@verizon.net X-Trace: nwrdny02.gnilink.net 1062123942 141.149.82.151 (Thu, 28 Aug 2003 22:25:42 EDT) NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 28 Aug 2003 22:25:42 EDT Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:41931 Date: 2003-08-29T02:25:42+00:00 List-Id: Excellent Strategy..:-) -- St�phane Richard Senior Software and Technology Supervisor http://www.totalweb-inc.com For all your hosting and related needs "Chad R. Meiners" wrote in message news:bima49$2tru$1@msunews.cl.msu.edu... > > "Wes Groleau" wrote in message > news:U6edncK7vLwcCdOiU-KYvw@gbronline.com... > > Offer to tutor Comp. Sci./Soft. Eng. at your local > > Univ. While helping with whatever topic, look for > > opportunities to gently raise awareness. > > > > Some guidelines: > > > > 1. Don't be a jerk or language bigot. > > > > 2. DO help the student with the _actual_ topic > > of their class. When tempted to say, > > "A better way is to just do it in Ada," > > it's time to remember guideline #1 > > It is just so tough when you see a student scream at the link error messages > produced by > > cin << "Hello World" << endl; > > ;-) usually at that point the students are willing to switch, but I wait > patiently until the students ask me "How can you stand programming in C++" > then I tell them that I don't have too. ;-0 > > -CRM > >