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From: Peter Hermann <h@h.de>
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Subject: Re: [Ada] made me hate programming
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Georg Bauhaus <rm.dash-bauhaus@futureapps.de> wrote:
> ... a teacher
> has no trouble wiping away all questions by noting that
> "task" is a reserved word, and more about it later.
> Just get rid of it. But that's the point!  That is what
> error messages can strive to be like in a "teaching compiler".

that's the point indeed.
sehr gut.

The evolution of compilers towards better error messages
may only happen incrementally.
Therefore AdaCores "GNAT Academic Program (GAP)" is so precious.