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=unavailable autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 Path: eternal-september.org!reader01.eternal-september.org!reader02.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Rene Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Ada: A beginners experience Date: Sat, 14 Jul 2018 10:30:09 +0200 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Message-ID: References: <1d3743b1-1a36-429d-92c7-9ae0e7c16e63@googlegroups.com> <87fu0m7ak0.fsf@nightsong.com> <9901ee67-45d6-4ab4-a4e9-08febee27a34@googlegroups.com> <87bmba72ww.fsf@nightsong.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Injection-Date: Sat, 14 Jul 2018 08:30:10 -0000 (UTC) Injection-Info: reader02.eternal-september.org; posting-host="bf0b82071044e5c4b1fe8820d4f72554"; logging-data="5779"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX1/eR98hpOucZs0foi7o3tHXM2GIwVHbeHg=" User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux i686; rv:52.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/52.8.0 Cancel-Lock: sha1:qs2Sfvuvz49uL8Dbn2OqRMo+WQU= In-Reply-To: <87bmba72ww.fsf@nightsong.com> Content-Language: de-DE Xref: reader02.eternal-september.org comp.lang.ada:53795 Date: 2018-07-14T10:30:09+02:00 List-Id: 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