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=-0.8 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,INVALID_DATE autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,84e992435aab33d8,start X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 1994-09-28 11:21:06 PST Path: bga.com!news.sprintlink.net!howland.reston.ans.net!swrinde!news.uh.edu!uuneo.neosoft.com!Starbase.NeoSoft.COM!not-for-mail From: dweller@Starbase.NeoSoft.COM (David Weller) Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Idiot's Guide to Ada? Date: 28 Sep 1994 13:01:58 -0500 Organization: NeoSoft Internet Services +1 713 684 5969 Message-ID: <36cb2m$sp0@Starbase.NeoSoft.COM> References: <36btpt$dp@algol.ksc.nasa.gov> NNTP-Posting-Host: starbase.neosoft.com Date: 1994-09-28T13:01:58-05:00 List-Id: In article <36btpt$dp@algol.ksc.nasa.gov>, Mark wrote: >If anyone knows of a book that is the functional equivalent of "The Idiot's Guide >to C" for the Ada language, please send me the title and author. >Thanks in advance. [Smart-ass reply] Idiots don't use Ada. Idiots only use C or derivations. :-) [Serious reply] Try the new book, "Ada from the Beginning, Second Edition", by Jan Skansholm (ISBN 0-201-62448-6). It's a nice book that assumes no familiarity with the language (or programming, for that matter). However, it won't insult your intelligence. By the time you're through with the book, you'll have had a very thorough exposure to all parts of Ada (including Ada 9X!) with the exception of parallel programming features (tasks and protected types). I highly recommend it. -- Proud (and vocal) member of Team Ada! (and Team OS/2) ||This is not your Ada -- Very Cool. Doesn't Suck. || father's Ada For all sorts of interesting Ada tidbits, run the command: ||________________ "finger dweller@starbase.neosoft.com | more" (or e-mail with "finger" as subj.) ObNitPick: Spelling Ada as ADA is like spelling C++ as CPLUSPLUS. :-)