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=1.1 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_05,REPLYTO_WITHOUT_TO_CC autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,1b3c14b0b1247083 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-08-03 20:22:55 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!newsfeed.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!newsfeed.mathworks.com!cyclone.swbell.net!nnrp2.sbc.net.POSTED!not-for-mail Message-ID: <3B6B6BEB.417D171C@swbell.net> From: John Magness Reply-To: jmagness@swbell.net Organization: N.O.Y.B. X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.7 [en] (Win98; I) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Ada book recommendations References: <3b69bd65$1_6@news3.uncensored-news.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Date: Fri, 03 Aug 2001 22:28:43 -0500 NNTP-Posting-Host: 65.65.30.237 X-Complaints-To: abuse@swbell.net X-Trace: nnrp2.sbc.net 996895375 65.65.30.237 (Fri, 03 Aug 2001 22:22:55 CDT) NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 03 Aug 2001 22:22:55 CDT Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:11277 Date: 2001-08-03T22:28:43-05:00 List-Id: Genro Kane Gupta wrote: > I asked last week for recommendations about on-line (or other remote) > training in Ada, and received no reply here, and only one comment in > email--an offer of a course that doesn't sound quite right for me. > > So I talked to my boss, and he checked the requirements for our "training" > hours, and we determined that OJT would be acceptable. I am now planning > to buy some undetermined number of good books on Ada95 on the company > dime, and lay in bed sucking down Pepsi while reading them on the company > clock. Sound cynical? That's only because I am. But I see this as a > golden opportunity to get some good literature on a subject I really am > interested in--I write free software it Ada on my own time. > > Therefore, *now* my question is, what are some good titles? Cost is > clearly not much of an issue; the company is getting a bargain compared to > formal training. Books aimed at, or "suitable" for self-study would be > nice, but not necessary. I learn very well from books: I learned C from > reading K&R (no, really!). Accurate and comprehensive are more the > adjectives I'm looking for. Oh, and I'm really interested in books at an > intermediate to advanced level, or at least ones that cover more than just > the basics. I've been programming in Ada83 since 1981 (or was it '79?), > and started using Ada95 when it was called Ada9x. But there's certainly > more I could learn, so name yer titles, folks. > > Many thanks in advance! > > -- > Not Genro, I just play him on the net > > ______________________________________________________________________ > Posted Via Uncensored-News.Com - Still Only $9.95 - http://www.uncensored-news.com > With Seven Servers In California And Texas - The Worlds Uncensored News Source > Cohen's (sp?) book. Very complete, very precise. But your folks will have to learn the formal vocabulary of CS. But then if they're going to do some heavy duty Ada 95 work they must also have the vocabulary. John English has a very good introductory book for Ada 95. Both books have end of chapter problems that are not trivial. John English's book has a nice write your own spreadsheet project. You know the experience level of your folks. John