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Subject: Re: ADA made me hate programming
Date: Tue, 29 Jun 2010 22:33:13 -0700
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On 06/29/2010 10:23 PM, mahdert wrote:
> When I first started my undergraduate studies as a computer science
> major, I was forced to use ADA in an introductory course.. Mind you I
> was already familiar with C++ at that time..but after dealing with ADA
> and compilet time errors for about a year, I decided to change my
> major to mech eng..

In order to respond meaningfully to your post, we need to know which ADA you 
were exposed to that had such an effect on you. Was it American Dental 
Association or Americans with Disabilities Act?

-- 
Jeff Carter
"Blessed is just about anyone with a vested interest in the status quo."
Monty Python's Life of Brian
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