Re: interest computing problem

[Andrew <eagletalon@chartermi.net>]

Leon Winslow wrote:
> Andrew
> 
> Your program is a good example of a student homework program.  It works, as
> long as you remember all of the assumptions you made in writing it.  This is
> about as much as most instructors expect of their students and I'm sure you
> got a good grade on it.
> 
> It might be instructive, however, to rewrite it in a more robust version.
> For example, define some data types and check the input for valid values.
> Thus, real money is always integers (minimum value is one cent, not .00001 or
> some such) and interest is either an integer type 3% or a float type .12%
> depending on what you want.  Note this will require you to define exactly how
> one computes interest times dollars.  All of these details are one reason
> real programs tend to look long and complicated to outsiders.
> 
> If you can do a robust version of this problem, you will have accomplished
> something past what your instructor expected.
> 
> Its always good to see another new Ada programmer.  Good luck in your
> endeavors.
> 
> Lee Winslow
> 
> Andrew wrote:
> 
> 
>>ok I've run into a snag  .. and i'm hoping that a programmer can help me
>>out.
>>
>>here is a copy of my program (written in Ada)
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>>============
>>
>>but I'm hoping that this is just a simple case of I .. well *L* I'm
>>hoping this is a simple error that I'm overlooking..
>>
>>sub-note : this program is directly copied from a printout of a program
>>that I wrote in college (and it worked on the colleges computers).
>>
>>By the way I'm writing this on a Red Hat Linux 9.0 computer (I don't
>>think that would matter but ..)
> 
> 



That is definitely something that I need to look into.. making this 
program as you said a little more robust.

and thank you for the good luck.
Andrew