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From: billwolf%hazel.cs.clemson.edu@hubcap.clemson.edu (William Thomas Wolfe,2847,)
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Subject: Re: Learning Ada
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Date: 8 Aug 89 19:52:02 GMT
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From pardo@june.cs.washington.edu (David Keppel):
> As a matter of practice, consultants know some Ada, even though the
> class has being taught for only one year.  Since consultants are often
> CS undergrads, next year will see many more consultants who are
> familiar with the bizarre errors of Ada.

    Ada does not define error messages; all error messages are
    the complete responsibility of the compiler vendor.

    If you are obtaining "bizarre" errors, I would strongly
    recommend that you start using a better-quality compiler. 

> I know of no other univerisities or colleges that are teaching Ada in
> an introductory course.

    Check the proceedings from recent ASEET (Ada / Software Engineering
    Education and Training) conferences; you'll find quite a few.


    Bill Wolfe, wtwolfe@hubcap.clemson.edu