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=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,FREEMAIL_FROM autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Thread: 103376,3c938966fc62f4f6 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit Path: g2news1.google.com!news4.google.com!border1.nntp.dca.giganews.com!nntp.giganews.com!local01.nntp.dca.giganews.com!nntp.comcast.com!news.comcast.com.POSTED!not-for-mail NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 26 Oct 2005 21:40:33 -0500 From: "Steve" Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada References: Subject: Re: When to stop reading and start programming? Date: Wed, 26 Oct 2005 19:40:40 -0700 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2180 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 X-RFC2646: Format=Flowed; Original Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Host: 24.20.111.245 X-Trace: sv3-hdBmxOskRHkJVDm8rzfPh3xWN8bS66zelmavNgLzlOq1kIy7pigJUAMyuggFHqAiWPONAV187TGDUDu!+XRJ+LsH5eZBNIn7gspJwKxgMBYxAzGodjvXQbxSgsR83ZBdMM3LLbXAwZPMtcNLEmhle5A6Xeg1 X-Complaints-To: abuse@comcast.net X-DMCA-Complaints-To: dmca@comcast.net X-Abuse-and-DMCA-Info: Please be sure to forward a copy of ALL headers X-Abuse-and-DMCA-Info: Otherwise we will be unable to process your complaint properly X-Postfilter: 1.3.32 Xref: g2news1.google.com comp.lang.ada:5977 Date: 2005-10-26T19:40:40-07:00 List-Id: "Freejack" wrote in message news:pan.2005.10.28.12.49.52.666403@nowhere.net... > Recently I've begun a foray into the art of Region Based memory > management. Specifically with the intent of creating a working > library for Ada development. Naturally it's a good idea to look into what > others have done before me. > There are a bunch of academic papers on this. Mostly centered around ML > Kit or Prolog systems. > It's become abundantly clear that Ada provides more than enough Type > information to make this work. > > However, how many academic papers should one wade through before actually > getting started on the code? Heh. Should I wait for my eyes to start > bugging out of my head? > > Any tips from the more experienced among us? Always start with a plan. Put together a document that describes what the system will do. Include diagrams on how the system will do it. Include a description of how you will verify the system. Once you have a clear understanding of what you're going to do and how you're going to do it, then it's time to start thinking about coding. There are may methods techniques for making a plan, formal and unformal, you may just make your own, but use one. Steve (The Duck) > > Freejack