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On Tuesday, 3 December 2019 15:29:15 UTC, Optikos  wrote:

> There is a wise middle ground between the 2 extremes between what you & AdaMagica are saying.
> 
> strict) AdaMagica appears to be saying that rock-solid analysis of finding the upper & lower bounds of the integer's range (or fixed or floating point or BCD for that matter) is of crucial insight & importance to understanding the problem.
> 
> loose) You appear to be saying that for rapid prototyping that that deep analysis can be postponed.

That's not what I'm saying at all!

I'm saying to get someone used to the language, there is no problem with starting them off with the ready defined types, but explaining ranges a little later on, literally, within pages of themselves.