Re: Other Ada Standards (was Re: SIGada Conference)

["Warren W. Gay VE3WWG" <ve3wwg@cogeco.ca>]

Nick Roberts wrote:

> Russ wrote:
>> ... As I said in an earlier thread, I consider myself like a real estate
>>  agent who tells a seller to clear the junk out of the front yard. No, 
>> that's not as important as fixing the plumbing and electrical, but it is
>>  by far the most cost-effective job the seller can do. If you want to 
>> sell Ada, I think you would help your cause to take this "superficial" 
>> and "cosmetic" issue seriously.
> 
> Hehe. I often feel that when introducing Ada to someone by presenting them
> with a minimal Ada program, e.g.:
> 
>    procedure Hello is
>       Put_Line("Hello World!");
>    end;
> 
> it somewhat spoils the effect by adding "Oh, and then we have to put 'with
> Ada.Text_IO;' in front of that. And then we have to put 'use Ada.Text_IO;'
> as well. But Ada is /really/ simple. Honest."

I would suggest that if a new student does not have
the stomach for the necessary with and use clauses,
then they won't last on the the longer haul anyway.

It is best to find this out, up front ;-)

You already know that Ada was not designed for use
in 3 line programs, but I don't think pandering
to students in this way is the best approach.
-- 
Warren W. Gay VE3WWG
http://home.cogeco.ca/~ve3wwg