Re: Ada for a programming newb.

[igouy@yahoo.com (Isaac Gouy)]

Jeffrey Carter <spam@spam.com> wrote 
> >>Kyle Root <kappy044@myrealbox.com> wrote
> >>
> >>>I was wondering if Ada would be suitable for me. 
> >>
> >>Ada has many excellent qualities.
> >>IMHO a smaller language is a better tool for learning about
> >>programming.
> > 
> > 
> > I disagree. A lot of people have learnt Pascal first, I think that is a
> > mistake because you get to a point where you are limited by the language.
> > Ada will give the beginner 1) an excellent introduction to developing
> > functional code that is easy to read/write and is just nice & 2) will also
> > provide a language that will not piss you off because it won't do what you
> > want.
> 
> In a controlled experiment at West Point, Ada was shown to be a better 
> 1st language than Pascal.

My guess is that Kyle will be self-teaching from a book or online docs
- were those the requirements of the controlled experiment?

Out of curiousity, did anyone here learn Ada as a first language?