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From: "Marc A. Criley" <marc.a.criley@lmco.com>
Subject: Re: C/C++ programmer giving Ada95 a chance -- writing an emulator.
Date: 2000/03/29
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jross wrote:
> Just a note about the RM95 -- who wrote this stuff?  My head hurts
> reading this!!!  Ouch!   :)

A suggestion:  Use the RM95 as a reference manual (which I regularly
do) and familiarize yourself with the language via the Ada 95
Rationale.  The rationale is eminently readable and provides a good
overview of the language features, details of which can then be
investigated within the RM.

Marc A. Criley
Software Architect
Lockheed Martin M&DS
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