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- From: progers@acm.org (Pat Rogers)
- Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada,comp.lang.c,comp.lang.c++
- Subject: Re: C/C++ knocks the crap out of Ada
- Date: 8 Mar 1996 17:40:43 GMT
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- In <4hn95k$20n@explorer.csc.com>, rkester@csc.com (Rush Kester) writes:
- >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.
-
- Yes indeed! Don't be introduced to Ada by reading the RM.
-
- >Some other Ada texts that you might find helpful are:
- >
- >Norman Cohens, "Ada as a second language", 2nd edition, McGraw-Hill, 1996.
-
- ISBN is 0-07-011607-5
-
- >
- >John Barnes, "Programming in Ada", most recent edition (5th, I think),
- > Addison-Wesley.
-
- Just a clarification, this is not the fifth edition. It is a new book.
- The ISBN is 0-201-87700-7.
-
- I recommend John's book for those completely new to Ada, as it is a very
- "friendly" text. Norm's book is the one everybody buys next, and well
- worth it, too.
-
- >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
- >
- >--
- >Rush Kester
- >W (301) 640-3632 (in person M-F: 9am-5pm EST, voicemail any time)
- >Fax -4750 or -4940
-
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- Patrick Rogers
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