Re: Why is Ada NOT a good choice for a beginner to programming?

[sk <sk@noname.com>]

Hi,

Since the topic is "... NOT a good choice ...", here is a
primary reason not to choose Ada, it is antisocial.

You will alienate yourself from your colleagues because, whilst
they are pulling their hair out, getting ulcers and generally
shortening their lives by debugging at 2AM, you will be at home
with several hours of sleep already completed. This is not a
good position to be in, it causes resentment. Do not choose
Ada as your programming language if you wish to gain the
respect of your (prematurely old) peers.

 > 3) ... dialect ...

Other than experimental efforts and what ifs, there is only Ada,
no dialects. The vendor provided auxilary libraries are about
the only variations, but not to the language itself.

Since you profess to being a beginner and you are working
with Win'98, I would play with the supplied (I think) QBasic
to get a feel for programming.

Once you have a better feel for what you would like to try,
learned the limitations and strengths of Basic, choose a
language most suitable for your goals based on its strength
and weaknesses.

That said, Win'98, an MS-DOS window (set at 80x52) and your
favorite editor and GNAT installed is all you need. Also
the RR Software line is targeted for Wintel platforms and
you might look at it.

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