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Subject: Re: Problem using Ada.Text_IO.Modular_IO
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> I recall a c.l.ada message from a university teacher of embedded
> systems programming (model trains, I think) whose classes had
> switched from C to Ada. After that, the students had achieved more
> and got better results. The effect was attributed to Ada's
> fundamental type system and types defined in terms of the
> (abstracted) problem domain. =A0I.e., not just Interfaces.

John W. McCormick
Software Engineering Education: On the Right Track

(On Crosstalk Aug 2000)

Most impressive paper.