Re: Book reviews of John Barnes' latest Ada 95 book

[Jerry Petrey <gpetrey@hercii.mar.lmco.com>]

Pat Rogers wrote:
> 
> As mentioned in earlier posts, John's book has received only a few
> positive reviews and a number of rather odd and very negative ones.
> The unfortunate effect is that the summary "stars" rating -- what one
> sees initially -- is IMHO very misleading and does damage to a fine
> book.
> 
> Several people have indicated here on c.l.a. that they highly regarded
> the book.  Let me suggest to everyone that has both read and enjoyed
> John's book to go to www.amazon.com, do a ISBN search on 0201342936,
> and enter a review.
> 
> I promise this is the last time I will harp on this issue. I learned
> Ada from his blue and green books and it really annoys me to see this
> latest one unjustifiably trashed.
> 
> ---
> Pat Rogers                          Training & Development in:
> http://www.classwide.com    Deadline Schedulability Analysis
> progers@acm.org                 Software Fault Tolerance
> (281)648-3165                       Real-Time/OO Languages


I fully agree.  It is a shame that a few idiots (who obviously chose
the wrong field of study) can do such damage to one the best assets
the Ada language has had.

Take the time and submit a fair review, even if only a few words!


Jerry

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