Re: Ada Newbie

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In article 260793115314@ccl-kstar-node.net.yale.edu, heman@minerva.cis.yale.edu
 (Edgardo I. Nazario) writes:
> Hi there! I recently read an article in Inforworld written by Bob Metcalf
> (the architect of Ethernet) in which he tries to convince the reader to
> switch from C to Ada. Well, I hate C and since I must believe Metcalfe
> knows what he's talking about, I am willing to try. However, where do I get
> the compiler, tools, etc. Where can I get books on the subject. Do you have
> a FAQ for this newsgroup?
> 
> Any info would be greatly appreciated. My E-mail address is
> heman@minerva.cis.yale.edu.
> 
> --Gardy--

I would like to recommend the following two books:
	Software Engineering with Ada by Grady Booch
	[When I was learning the language I used it to learn how to think
	 as an Ada programmer.]
	Programming in Ada by JGP Barnes
	[Ultimate reference manual for Ada.  The edition I have also 
	 has the Language Reference Manual.]

Here are some Commercial PC compilers:
	Alsys Inc. 1-800-995-2579/617-270-0030
	AETECH Inc. 1-619-431-7714
	Meridian Software Systems 1-800-653-2522 (least expensive of the 3)




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