[plug] [why not staroffice]

[Leon Brooks]

Mike from West Australia wrote:
> To 'start' and teach programming and learn structure for neophytes,
> one would consider Ada, Pascal etc

> Yes I did put my flame suit on with SPF-500 too ;-)

Pascal's fine (if limited) - Oberon would be a better Pascalish choice - but
Ada? Pffft! Nuke the problem and handle the consequences with traps. Fabulous
idea, why don't Microsoft adopt it?

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I might, however, let one loose on the developers.
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