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From: Rene <rehartmann@t-online.de>
Subject: Re: Ada: A beginners experience
Date: Sat, 14 Jul 2018 10:30:09 +0200
Date: 2018-07-14T10:30:09+02:00	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <piccai$5kj$1@dont-email.me> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <87bmba72ww.fsf@nightsong.com>

Paul Rubin wrote:
> blakemichael073@gmail.com writes:
>> It is an odd strategy for Ada itself though, essentially hoping that
>> programmers migrate to your product for it's features once they have
>> learnt the basics of their trade.
> 
> Before you study how to pilot an aircraft carrier, you might first
> get comfortable in the water by paddling a canoe.
> 

But the consequence of this approach is that people start with C, and 
later they stick with it because they learn to live with its 
shortcomings, rather than searching for something better.

--
René Hartmann

  reply	other threads:[~2018-07-14  8:30 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 44+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2018-07-14  2:36 Ada: A beginners experience blakemichael073
2018-07-14  2:53 ` Dan'l Miller
2018-07-14  3:53   ` blakemichael073
2018-07-14 11:26     ` Brian Drummond
2018-07-14 12:11       ` blakemichael073
2018-07-14 13:27     ` Dan'l Miller
2018-07-14 14:57     ` Jere
2018-07-16 21:38       ` Maciej Sobczak
2018-07-20 12:00         ` Jere
2018-07-20 21:05           ` Maciej Sobczak
2018-07-21  8:25             ` Simon Wright
2018-07-14  3:36 ` Paul Rubin
2018-07-14  4:08   ` blakemichael073
2018-07-14  6:21     ` Paul Rubin
2018-07-14  8:30       ` Rene [this message]
2018-07-14 15:10         ` Paul Rubin
2018-07-14 15:13   ` Jere
2018-07-14 15:42     ` Paul Rubin
2018-07-14 16:01       ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2018-07-14 19:05         ` Dennis Lee Bieber
2018-07-15  0:31         ` Paul Rubin
2018-07-14 15:55     ` Simon Wright
2018-07-15 22:44     ` Bill Findlay
2018-07-16  1:17       ` Jere
2018-07-16  1:41         ` Paul Rubin
2018-07-16  2:01         ` Bill Findlay
2018-07-16  2:46       ` Dan'l Miller
2018-07-16 15:54         ` Bill Findlay
2018-07-14  8:01 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2018-07-14 12:20   ` blakemichael073
2018-07-14 13:15     ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2018-07-14 14:15       ` blakemichael073
2018-07-14  8:19 ` Jeffrey R. Carter
2018-07-16  9:25 ` fabien.chouteau
2018-07-17  1:18   ` blakemichael073
2018-07-17  1:44     ` Dennis Lee Bieber
2018-07-17 12:59     ` fabien.chouteau
2018-07-20  1:08     ` Philip Munts
2018-07-23  4:04       ` blakemichael073
2018-07-23 13:15         ` Dennis Lee Bieber
2018-07-26 10:20   ` fabien.chouteau
2018-07-16 17:36 ` G. B.
2018-07-16 18:43   ` Simon Wright
2018-07-16 19:08     ` Paul Rubin
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