I would like to thank all those who responded to my original
posting asking for information and suggestions regarding the
use of Ada vs Java as an initial teaching language -- most useful.
It looks as if we will continue using Ada for all our initial
programming courses for at least another year although I expect the
issue to resurface before too long! However the introduction of a
second year course in Java (plus the existing one in C++) may help
stem the tide.
Thanks
Alan
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Dr. Alan Barnes
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