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From: kilgallen@eisner.decus.org (Larry Kilgallen)
Subject: Re: ada83 or 95?
Date: 1999/02/24
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In article <36D39A76.FDCAF8A1@GoAway.com>, Corvus <NoWay@GoAway.com> writes:
> Which Ada should a person that's never used Ada before use?  Ada83 or
> Ada95?  Is there a big difference, like the difference between C & C++?

There is no big difference for a beginner, particularly if you
just happen to use features that were in Ada83.

There are a few platforms for which only Ada83 compilers are available,
so that is the main reason to restrict yourself to Ada83 features for
new work.

Larry Kilgallen