> The lecturer (to be charitable) is misinformed. The only thing Java added > to C++ was a little bit of (not nearly enough) error-resistance. The good > features of Ada 95 that Java has is a very short list. The good features > of Ada 83 that Java DOES NOT HAVE is a very long list. ..... Just noticed I made a serious typo - corrected above. Actually, I guess it's not a typo - more of a "ment-o" -- Wes Groleau http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~wgroleau