[ksec]

> Ada looks pretty verbose and annoying to write code in,

I still dont understand this, you spend 80% of the time thinking about code, 19% reading, and 1% typing.

[c-cube]

I don't have this experience. I like to prototype by writing code (or type signatures), and then refactor a lot from the initial solution. That's easier to do if the syntax is reasonably concise (the other half is to have good types which Ada definitely provides).

[jstimpfle]

80% thinking when you're stuck and don't know who to ask. I've made the same mistake. Have you watched some streamers? They are prototyping by typing, I would say, 50% of the time.

[mousepilot]

I never used Ada, but read a book on it.

I don't even remember much, just that how much I loved just the look of the example programs, but that was during community college when I was new to programming. It wasn't part of a class, but the guy who implemented the curriculum just jammed the library with jewels and the entire library collection was just full of classics especially since the actual curriculum was just a basic associates in "business data processing."