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From: "Adrian Hoe" <byhoe@greenlime.com>
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Subject: Re: Ada for dummies needed.
Date: 28 Feb 2005 22:29:39 -0800
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Jeffrey Carter wrote:
> corlioni1976 wrote:
> >
> > I need to learn to program in ada language are there any dummies
book or
> > similar?
>
> I'm afraid you're out of luck. Ada is for software engineers, not
> dummies. Dummies use inferior languages, for which "dummies books"
are
> plentiful.
>
> However, if you are a software engineer and not a dummy, you will
find
> plenty of information, including on-line texts and tutorials, at
> adapower.com and adaworld.com.
>
> --
> Jeff Carter
> "Why don't you bore a hole in yourself and let the sap run out?"
> Horse Feathers
> 49


That sounds very harsh and biased to a beginner (or dummy). Couldn't
you be humble and nice? Cheers :-)

I'm writing a book, "Ada as First Language" but unfortunately, I have
not finished. I'm working on it only when I have free time. This book
is based on my experience teaching Ada in university.

But I think John Barnes' "Programming in Ada95" is good if you already
have some programming background. Seriously, if you really want to
learn Ada, I think nothing will stop you, at least IMHO.

--
Adrian Hoe