Re: friend classes in ada95

[Ehud Lamm <mslamm@mscc.huji.ac.il>]

My experience (I guess every teacher has his own views) is that many of
those finding Ada OO model difficult simply don't really understand ANY OO
model. They understand the "surface structure" (i.e., the syntax) which is
naturally different between languages. A minority who is well versed in
some other language (C++/Java) can have problems with the the Ada way of
doing things, but usually can overcome this pretty easily.

I also tend to agree that people seem to understand the Ada way of doing
things faster, but than I haven't taught C++ recently - so maybe if *I*
teach C++ it will understood better and faster too.

Lastly, I think that it is helpful to know that there is more than one way
to skin a cat (not to mention that there are so many cats), so being
exposed to a language like Ada, with its own unique ways, should be seen
as a bonus, not as a problem.
obstacle. 

Ehud Lamm mslamm@mscc.huji.ac.il
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