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: 103376,3885b7fd66a1db28 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2002-12-21 12:07:37 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news2.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!newsfeed.icl.net!newsfeed.fjserv.net!colt.net!peernews3.colt.net!newsfeed.stueberl.de!news1.spb.su!news-stob.telia.net!telia.net!194.22.194.4.MISMATCH!masternews.telia.net.!newsb.telia.net.POSTED!not-for-mail From: "Peter Hend�n" Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada References: Subject: Re: Why is Ada NOT a good choice for a beginner to programming? X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1106 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 Message-ID: Date: Sat, 21 Dec 2002 20:05:02 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 213.65.64.70 X-Complaints-To: abuse@telia.com X-Trace: newsb.telia.net 1040501102 213.65.64.70 (Sat, 21 Dec 2002 21:05:02 CET) NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 21 Dec 2002 21:05:02 CET Organization: Telia Internet Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:32169 Date: 2002-12-21T20:05:02+00:00 List-Id: "David Wright" wrote: > I would appreciate some general advice from experienced Ada programmers, > particularly (but not only) those using it as a teaching vehicle for > Computer Science courses etc. I teach Java and C++ at university level here in Sweden, and I frequently turn to Ada to illustrate remedies for the dangers and pitfalls of programming. I put a lot of effort into persuading the powers that be that Ada should be used as a vehicle for teaching programming concepts and techniques. With all too little success. I might add. At least my students know what Ada is - and that it really should be used instead of the horrors they have to learn - C++ and Java. Regards Peter Hend�n