* Re: Does anyone know a good book for learning Ada?
1998-01-14 0:00 Does anyone know a good book for learning Ada? Jon Seidman
@ 1998-01-15 0:00 ` Tom Moran
1998-01-15 0:00 ` Philip R Ventura
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From: Tom Moran @ 1998-01-15 0:00 UTC (permalink / raw)
>I am a computer science student
With how much experience? Do you want in intro text, one for soembody
already skilled in language X, or what?
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1998-01-14 0:00 Does anyone know a good book for learning Ada? Jon Seidman
1998-01-15 0:00 ` Tom Moran
@ 1998-01-15 0:00 ` Philip R Ventura
1998-01-16 0:00 ` Paul Van Bellinghen
1998-01-15 0:00 ` Stanley R. Allen
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From: Philip R Ventura @ 1998-01-15 0:00 UTC (permalink / raw)
In article <u4yDfWQI9GA.134@upnetnews03>,
Jon Seidman <hjs9307@email.msn.com> wrote:
>I am a computer science student, and I want to learn more languages. Does
>anyone know of a good book from which to learn Ada?
>
>Thanks,
>Jon Seidman
>
>
>
Programming in Ada 95 by John G. P. Barnes is excellent both as a
reference and as a tutorial. It is the book I use in teaching our
junior-level programming languages class here at SUNY Buffalo.
--
Phil Ventura phone: 645-3772
Teaching Assistant CS305 email: pventura@cs.buffalo.edu
Dept. Computer Science office: Trailer B
SUNY at Buffalo http://www.cs.buffalo.edu/~pventura
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1998-01-14 0:00 Does anyone know a good book for learning Ada? Jon Seidman
1998-01-15 0:00 ` Tom Moran
1998-01-15 0:00 ` Philip R Ventura
@ 1998-01-15 0:00 ` Stanley R. Allen
1998-01-15 0:00 ` Kenneth W. Sodemann
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From: Stanley R. Allen @ 1998-01-15 0:00 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Jon Seidman
Jon Seidman wrote:
>
> I am a computer science student, and I want to learn more
> languages. Does anyone know of a good book from which to
> learn Ada?
>
Check out the "books" section at http://www.adahome.com for
a collection of reviews of various Ada books. I like the
Cohen book _Ada as a Second Language_ but its approach may
not be the best for a beginner: it explains ALL of Ada 95.
Another good start is to download an Ada 95 compiler.
Three are available: GNAT (http://ftp.cs.nyu.edu/pub/gnat),
AONIX (http://www.aonix.com), and AppletMagic (which
produces Java byte codes for the Java Virtual Machine in
your browser; see http://www.appletmagic.com).
There are versions of each of these for the PC or Unix.
--
Stanley Allen
mailto:s_allen@hso.link.com
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1998-01-14 0:00 Does anyone know a good book for learning Ada? Jon Seidman
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1998-01-15 0:00 ` Stanley R. Allen
@ 1998-01-15 0:00 ` Kenneth W. Sodemann
1998-01-15 0:00 ` Kenneth W. Sodemann
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From: Kenneth W. Sodemann @ 1998-01-15 0:00 UTC (permalink / raw)
Jon Seidman wrote in message ...
>I am a computer science student, and I want to learn more languages. Does
>anyone know of a good book from which to learn Ada?
>
Depends upon your level. What do you already know?
Ada as a Second Language by Cohen is good (get the second edition, which
covers Ada95, but the first edition covering Ada83 is good too).
Ada95 for C and C++ Programmers by ?Johnston? (I think) seems to be a good
book (I have not gotten too far into it yet) if you have a C or C++
background. This book is a little lighter than the Cohen book, but it is
also faster paced, and will probably get you up and programming quicker
(also, it comes with a "student" version of a commercially available Ada
compiler). This book is being used in a course I am auditing, and so far it
seems to be OK.
I have one at home called something like "Object Oriented Programming in
Ada95" by Smith (again, not sure on the author either). This book came free
with my compiler. I would only suggest that you get this one if are an
absolute beginner. Otherwise, if you are going to be spending your own
money for a book, Cohen or Johnston will give you more bang for your buck.
I have evaluated others, but didn't think enough of them to suggest someone
actually pay money for them.
Good luck!
--
with Std_Disclaimer; use Std_Disclaimer;
Signature.Put (Name => Ken Sodemann,
E_Mail => kwsodema@avistainc.com
Web => http://www.pcii.net/~stuffel
Company_Web => http://www.avistainc.com);
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1998-01-14 0:00 Does anyone know a good book for learning Ada? Jon Seidman
` (3 preceding siblings ...)
1998-01-15 0:00 ` Kenneth W. Sodemann
@ 1998-01-15 0:00 ` Kenneth W. Sodemann
1998-01-16 0:00 ` Clyde Roby
1998-01-19 0:00 ` W. Larry Adams, Jr.
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From: Kenneth W. Sodemann @ 1998-01-15 0:00 UTC (permalink / raw)
Jon Seidman wrote in message ...
>I am a computer science student, and I want to learn more languages. Does
>anyone know of a good book from which to learn Ada?
>
Depends upon your level. What do you already know?
Ada as a Second Language by Cohen is good (get the second edition, which
covers Ada95, but the first edition covering Ada83 is good too).
Ada95 for C and C++ Programmers by ?Johnston? (I think) seems to be a good
book (I have not gotten too far into it yet) if you have a C or C++
background. This book is a little lighter than the Cohen book, but it is
also faster paced, and will probably get you up and programming quicker
(also, it comes with a "student" version of a commercially available Ada
compiler). This book is being used in a course I am auditing, and so far it
seems to be OK.
I have one at home called something like "Object Oriented Programming in
Ada95" by Smith (again, not sure on the author either). This book came free
with my compiler. I would only suggest that you get this one if are an
absolute beginner. Otherwise, if you are going to be spending your own
money for a book, Cohen or Johnston will give you more bang for your buck.
I have evaluated others, but didn't think enough of them to suggest someone
actually pay money for them.
Good luck!
--
with Std_Disclaimer; use Std_Disclaimer;
Signature.Put (Name => Ken Sodemann,
E_Mail => kwsodema@avistainc.com
Web => http://www.pcii.net/~stuffel
Company_Web => http://www.avistainc.com);
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1998-01-14 0:00 Does anyone know a good book for learning Ada? Jon Seidman
` (4 preceding siblings ...)
1998-01-15 0:00 ` Kenneth W. Sodemann
@ 1998-01-16 0:00 ` Clyde Roby
1998-01-19 0:00 ` W. Larry Adams, Jr.
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From: Clyde Roby @ 1998-01-16 0:00 UTC (permalink / raw)
Jon Seidman (hjs9307@email.msn.com) wrote:
: I am a computer science student, and I want to learn more languages. Does
: anyone know of a good book from which to learn Ada?
David Wheeler is the author of a good tutorial book,
Ada 95, The Lovelace Tutorial.
He's also the author of the same thing on the web
http://www.adahome.com/Tutorials/Lovelace/lovelace.htm; try it out!
Otherwise, John Barnes of the UK and Norm Cohen in the USA
(as well as others) have excellent Ada95 textbooks.
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1998-01-14 0:00 Does anyone know a good book for learning Ada? Jon Seidman
` (5 preceding siblings ...)
1998-01-16 0:00 ` Clyde Roby
@ 1998-01-19 0:00 ` W. Larry Adams, Jr.
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From: W. Larry Adams, Jr. @ 1998-01-19 0:00 UTC (permalink / raw)
Something else you may consider:
There is an on-line ADA95 tutorial which may be found through the DISA
Center for Computer Systems Engineering Information Clearinghouse (CFCSE-IC)
at http://sw-eng.falls-church.va.us/ (this is a DOD agency). It seems to
cover the _basics_ well...
W. Larry Adams, Jr. (adams_l@compsc.cs.mercer.edu)
Access Research Corporation
WR-ALC, Robins AFB, GA
Jon Seidman wrote in message ...
>I am a computer science student, and I want to learn more languages. Does
>anyone know of a good book from which to learn Ada?
>
>Thanks,
>Jon Seidman
>
>
>
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