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From: Roy Grimm <ragrimm@bigfoot.com>
Subject: Re: John Barnes' book reviews at Amazon (was Re: Ada book help)
Date: 1999/01/28
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Pat Rogers wrote:
> 
> Let me suggest to everyone that has both read and enjoyed the second
> edition of John's book to go to www.amazon.com, do a ISBN search on
> 0201342936, and enter your review.  It would be a pity if only those
> with an ax to grind spoke up.
> 
> It takes a few days for reviews to appear.  If you like the book, I
> encourage you to say so!
> 
> ---
> Pat Rogers
> Technical Editor, Ada Letters
> progers@acm.org

I've been using his 3rd edition "Programming In Ada" book for years now,
since I used it as a text book in college lo those (not so) many years
ago.  Even with the less than stellar reviews as the only source of
information, I still may have considered buying his Ada95 book.  The
only criticism I saw in the poor reviews was that it wasn't for
beginners.  Well, I'm certainly not a beginner and need a book that
thoroughly covers all the topics.  The review that contained useful
comments for experienced programmers was enough to convince me. 
Amazon.com says it's been shipped and I look forward to reading it when
it arrives.  I will be sure to put up a review once I read through it
once or twice.

Roy Grimm
Software Engineer
Rockwell Collins, Inc.

My opinions do not necessarily reflect those of my employer.