From: Geoff Bull <geoff@research.canon.com.au>
Subject: Re: C/C++ programmer giving Ada95 a chance -- writing an emulator.
Date: 2000/03/30
Date: 2000-03-30T01:55:54+00:00 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <38E2B446.C9A4D1@research.canon.com.au> (raw)
In-Reply-To: wcc3dp9r8as.fsf@world.std.com
Robert A Duff wrote:
> Besides, I *agree* that the RM95 is head-hurting reading. The goal of a
> standard (IMHO) is uniformity across implementations, and that (sadly)
> seems to require unreadable prose.
It's *not* that bad.
> Anyway, as several people have pointed out, the original poster should
> put the RM95 away for now, and read a textbook first.
IMO, this is bad advice for an experienced programmer.
The RM is a valuable means of clarifying concepts that may be unclear
in a textbook.
BTW I read the RM and did an online tutorial.
Once I was hooked, I then bought a couple of books.
My guess is that "C/C++ programmer giving Ada95 a chance"
is not going to part with too many $$$ on books until
he is fairly sure that he is going to get some use out of them.
Cheers
Geoff
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2000-03-28 0:00 ` C/C++ programmer giving Ada95 a chance -- writing an emulator Ken Garlington
2000-03-28 0:00 ` Juergen Pfeifer
2000-03-28 0:00 ` Jim Rogers
2000-03-29 0:00 ` Ed Falis
2000-03-29 0:00 ` James S. Rogers
2000-03-29 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
2000-03-29 0:00 ` Jean-Marc Bourguet
2000-03-30 0:00 ` Geoff Bull
2000-03-30 0:00 ` tmoran
2000-04-01 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
2000-03-28 0:00 ` Geoff Bull
2000-03-28 0:00 ` Jean-Marc Bourguet
[not found] ` <38e19656.17008608@news.shreve.net>
2000-03-29 0:00 ` Marc A. Criley
2000-03-29 0:00 ` David Starner
2000-03-29 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
2000-03-29 0:00 ` Jean-Marc Bourguet
2000-03-29 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
2000-03-30 0:00 ` Jean-Marc Bourguet
2000-04-01 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
2000-03-29 0:00 ` Marin D. Condic
2000-03-29 0:00 ` Robert A Duff
2000-03-29 0:00 ` Marin D. Condic
2000-03-30 0:00 ` Geoff Bull
2000-04-01 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
2000-04-02 0:00 ` Geoff Bull
2000-04-02 0:00 ` swhalen
2000-04-02 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
2000-03-29 0:00 ` Robert A Duff
2000-03-30 0:00 ` Geoff Bull [this message]
2000-04-01 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
2000-03-29 0:00 ` swhalen
2000-03-29 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
2000-03-30 0:00 ` swhalen
2000-03-29 0:00 ` Marin D. Condic
2000-03-30 0:00 ` Ken Garlington
2000-03-30 0:00 ` Samuel T. Harris
2000-04-01 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
2000-04-05 0:00 ` Robert A Duff
2000-03-30 0:00 ` Geoff Bull
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2000-04-02 0:00 ` Jean-Pierre Rosen
2000-04-02 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
2000-04-03 0:00 ` Paul Graham
2000-04-06 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
2000-04-06 0:00 ` Larry Kilgallen
2000-04-06 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
2000-04-06 0:00 ` Gautier
2000-04-07 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
2000-04-07 0:00 ` Gautier
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2000-03-31 0:00 ` tmoran
2000-03-31 0:00 ` Geoff Bull
2000-04-01 0:00 ` Tucker Taft
2000-04-02 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
2000-04-02 0:00 ` Geoff Bull
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