Re: How Would a Hobbyist Learn Ada?

[mockturtle <framefritti@gmail.com>]

On May 24, 11:04 am, Ankur Sethi <get.me.an...@gmail.com> wrote:
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>
> > I also would suggest taking a problem which requires multitasking.  If you
> > ever wrote multitasking programs in C/C++, you will fall in love with Ada
> > at once...  Also, try the "generic" programming and experience the
> > difference with C++ templates...
>
> I'm afraid I'm not that advanced a programmer yet. I never got to
> understanding templates in C++, and nothing of that sort was ever
> required in Python. But I've decided to learn every bit of Ada I can.

I think you will discover that generic "stuff" (packages, procedures
and so on...) are much easier to use/understand than C++ templates.
If I think to my fights with "friend templates" a shudder runs
down my spine... (Ok, I am exaggerating a little bit... :-)

> There must be at least one language I should master, and who knows,
> Ada might be it!