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=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,3885b7fd66a1db28 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2002-12-23 11:56:00 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!newsfeed.berkeley.edu!ucberkeley!sfo2-feed1.news.algx.net!allegiance!news-out.spamkiller.net!propagator-la!news-in.superfeed.net!newsfeed01.tsnz.net!news.xtra.co.nz!news.mel.connect.com.au!news.syd.connect.com.au!news.bri.connect.com.au!bunyip.cc.uq.edu.au!not-for-mail From: "David Wright" Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Why is Ada NOT a good choice for a beginner to programming? Date: Tue, 24 Dec 2002 05:48:19 +1000 Organization: University of Queensland Message-ID: References: <15FN9.2313$c6.2612@bos-service2.ext.raytheon.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: d-240-89.stlucia.uq.net.au X-Trace: bunyip.cc.uq.edu.au 1040673354 5635 203.101.240.89 (23 Dec 2002 19:55:54 GMT) X-Complaints-To: news@uq.edu.au NNTP-Posting-Date: 23 Dec 2002 19:55:54 GMT X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4522.1200 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4522.1200 Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:32252 Date: 2002-12-23T19:55:54+00:00 List-Id: "sk" wrote in message news:mailman.1040671026.6867.comp.lang.ada@ada.eu.org... <<< I suspect that I was programming in BASIC before you were even born. <<< Golly, that really put me in my place didn't it? If what you say is true (...before you were even born), don't even dream you can have the last word!!! The days when children were seen and not heard is long gone. And don't you just hate that! All these young, loud, enthusiastic, articulate, brash, switched on, unstoppable, totally resiliant (take note) kids who are potentially smarter at 13 than you have ever been or will ever be. That's gotta hurt. Have a nice life, or what's left of it. Or better still, try to be nicer. We won't accept anything less. DW PS SK don't bother directing any additional programming advice to me; you lost all credibility with your first response to my post.