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- From: rkester@csc.com (Rush Kester)
- Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada,comp.lang.c,comp.lang.c++
- Subject: Re: C/C++ knocks the crap out of Ada
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- Date: 7 Mar 1996 13:16:20 -0500
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- Kazimir Kylheku (c2a192@ugrad.cs.ubc.ca) wrote:
- : As I said, I don't know a lot about Ada (but I have already made a statement to
- : the effect that I have commited myself to read its standards documentation at
- : the first opportunity). But that doesn't mean that I have to believe any old
- : outrageous claim about what Ada environments can do for you!
-
- For Kazimir, and others who would like to learn more about Ada, I would
- recommend the Ada 95 Rationale document or an Ada 95 text (see below) over
- the Language Reference Manual (LRM). The LRM is as the title implies,
- best used as a reference not a tutorial. The Rationale explains the
- language features, how they work, and provides examples. Some other Ada
- texts that you might find helpful are:
-
- Norman Cohens, "Ada as a second language", 2nd edition, McGraw-Hill, 1996.
-
- John Barnes, "Programming in Ada", most recent edition (5th, I think),
- Addison-Wesley.
-
- There are also some good on-line tutorials, see:
- http://lglwww.epfl.ch/Ada/Tutorials/Lovelace/lovelace.html
-
- Rush Kester
- Sr Software Engineer
- Computer Sciences Corp
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