From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: * X-Spam-Status: No, score=1.6 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_05,INVALID_MSGID, REPLYTO_WITHOUT_TO_CC autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: f5d71,d275ffeffdf83655 X-Google-Attributes: gidf5d71,public X-Google-Thread: 103376,d275ffeffdf83655 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-Thread: 146b77,d275ffeffdf83655 X-Google-Attributes: gid146b77,public X-Google-Thread: 109fba,d275ffeffdf83655 X-Google-Attributes: gid109fba,public From: Marin David Condic Subject: Re: Ada vs C++ vs Java Date: 1999/02/09 Message-ID: <36C058C5.732657B1@pwfl.com>#1/1 X-Deja-AN: 442451328 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: condicma@bogon.pwfl.com References: <369C1F31.AE5AF7EF@concentric.net> <369DDDC3.FDE09999@sea.ericsson.se> <369e309a.32671759@news.demon.co.uk> <77ledn$eu7$1@remarQ.com> <77pnqc$cgi$1@newnews.global.net.uk> <8p64spq5lo5.fsf@Eng.Sun.COM> <77t3ld$nou$1@nnrp1.dejanews.com> <79ce4s$lfq$1@nnrp1.dejanews.com> <79chc7$ko6@drn.newsguy.com> <79dodb$rhf$1@nnrp1.dejanews.com> <36BF82DA.C00CF6C1@linkline.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Organization: Pratt & Whitney Mime-Version: 1.0 Reply-To: diespammer@pwfl.com Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada,comp.lang.c++,comp.vxworks,comp.lang.java Date: 1999-02-09T00:00:00+00:00 List-Id: Fredric L. Rice wrote: > > I'm stepping into this forum to get some idea as to what ADA > is all about. Generally, I'll be learning Perl and CGI scripts > before I learn ADA but this looks like the place to get a good > feel for the language. Glad to see you have an attitude that has not written Ada off based on rumors & misinformation :-) We get a lot of that here and it can be frustrating. You might start by downloading the GNAT Ada compiler. It works quite well and is an excellent place to get your feet wet with the language. (ftp://cs.nyu.edu/pub/gnat) You might also want to check out http://www.adahome.com/ which has lots of learning material and good links to other resources. BTW: Those of us who are Adaphiles consider it bad form to spell the language name as ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act?) since Ada is a proper name. The language was named after Ada Byron, Lady Lovelace (1815-1852) - daughter of Lord Byron and the worlds first programmer. MDC -- Marin David Condic Real Time & Embedded Systems, Propulsion Systems Analysis United Technologies, Pratt & Whitney, Large Military Engines M/S 731-95, P.O.B. 109600, West Palm Beach, FL, 33410-9600 Ph: 561.796.8997 Fx: 561.796.4669 ***To reply, remove "bogon" from the domain name.*** "Government is not reason. It is not eloquence. It is a force. Like fire, a dangerous servant and a fearful master." -- George Washington