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=-2.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,FREEMAIL_FROM, MAILING_LIST_MULTI autolearn=unavailable autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,88093378be1184d4 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-11-07 09:39:18 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!sn-xit-02!supernews.com!isdnet!enst!enst.fr!not-for-mail From: Eric Merritt Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: A question and a request Date: Wed, 7 Nov 2001 09:38:37 -0800 (PST) Organization: ENST, France Sender: comp.lang.ada-admin@ada.eu.org Message-ID: Reply-To: comp.lang.ada@ada.eu.org NNTP-Posting-Host: marvin.enst.fr Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: avanie.enst.fr 1005154756 48347 137.194.161.2 (7 Nov 2001 17:39:16 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@enst.fr NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 7 Nov 2001 17:39:16 +0000 (UTC) To: comp.lang.ada@ada.eu.org Return-Path: In-Reply-To: <3BE93E12.7BB33908@worldnet.att.net> Errors-To: comp.lang.ada-admin@ada.eu.org X-BeenThere: comp.lang.ada@ada.eu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.6 Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: comp.lang.ada mail<->news gateway List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Errors-To: comp.lang.ada-admin@ada.eu.org X-BeenThere: comp.lang.ada@ada.eu.org Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:16003 Date: 2001-11-07T09:38:37-08:00 Jim, Thanks you, I don't expect to be alot of trouble. I have, from past experience, found out how hard it is to learn to do something correctly without anyone with experience around for a guide. I decided to port a java gui toolkit named Subartic to Ada as my first project, since I have the source for Subartic and permission to port it, it should be fairly easy. In any case, I already have a few simple sources available namly Dimension, Point, and Rectangle. They are pretty small, once I get the changes made that this last discussion has brought about I would like to show them too you. Once again, thank you very much, I did not actually expect anyone to volunteer. Thank You Eric --- James Rogers wrote: > Eric, > > I see you have already gotten an explanation of how > subtypes work. > > I am willing to act as a quasi-mentor for your Ada > st;udies. I have > been studying and programming in Ada since 1994. > That does not make > me the most qualified from comp.lang.ada, but I do > think I can help. > > I have been programming in C since 1981. I also know > Java, and have > some familiarity with Perl. > > Jim Rogers > Colorado Springs, Colorado USA > > Eric Merritt wrote: > > > > > > My request is a bit simpler, is there any one out > > there willing to serve as kind of a quasi-mentor. > > Basically look at some simple code occasionally > and > > tell me when I am getting bad habits. I have found > > when learning other languages without experienced > > input that I am able to pick up the language in a > few > > weeks or months and then it takes me a couple of > years > > to realize I have bad habits and attempt to > rectify > > them. This shouldn't be too time consuming for the > > volunteer. I have been programming in other > languages > > professionally (C/C++, Java, Perl and Python) and > I > > have a good understanding of the theory. I just > need > > someone to occasionally look and say "hey this is > > stupid, in Ada do it this way" or "In Ada its > better > > to take this approach". I could post stuff to the > list > > but this seams to be poor etiquette. > > > > In any case, if I get an answer to my first > question I > > will be happy. Thanks > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Find a job, post your resume. > > http://careers.yahoo.com > _______________________________________________ > comp.lang.ada mailing list > comp.lang.ada@ada.eu.org > http://ada.eu.org/mailman/listinfo/comp.lang.ada __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Find a job, post your resume. http://careers.yahoo.com