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=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,f6a5f8ca92037dc8 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-10-16 05:28:54 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!cyclone2.usenetserver.com!usenetserver.com!newsfeed2.earthlink.net!newsfeed.earthlink.net!newsmaster1.prod.itd.earthlink.net!newsread2.prod.itd.earthlink.net.POSTED!not-for-mail Message-ID: <3BCC17E1.426708E@earthlink.net> From: "Marc A. Criley" Organization: Quadrus Corporation X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.73 [en] (X11; U; Linux 2.2.14-5.0 i686) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Which docs first? References: <9qfklt$8t0$1@nh.pace.co.uk> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Date: Tue, 16 Oct 2001 12:09:51 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 158.252.122.195 X-Complaints-To: abuse@earthlink.net X-Trace: newsread2.prod.itd.earthlink.net 1003234191 158.252.122.195 (Tue, 16 Oct 2001 05:09:51 PDT) NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 16 Oct 2001 05:09:51 PDT X-Received-Date: Tue, 16 Oct 2001 05:06:04 PDT (newsmaster1.prod.itd.earthlink.net) Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:14660 Date: 2001-10-16T12:09:51+00:00 List-Id: Marin David Condic wrote: > > The ARM and Rationale are really aimed at compiler writers. They're useful, > but not really the best way to learn the language. You're better off working > through someone's text book and/or on-line tutorials first. If you want to > be a compiler writer when you grow up :-) then go right ahead and study the > rest - but its better to get a feel for the language from other sources > first. For experienced Ada 83 programmers I highly recommend the Ada 95 Rationale as a good introduction and means to get familiar with the new features and changes. It's technical, but quite readable. For those new to the language, though, I'll defer to others for book recommendations. When I learned Ada--and it was _Ada_, not "Ada 83"--we didn't have any fancy schmancy Ada books, we had the LRM. And if you couldn't understand the Reference Manual, then you could go stand in the corner with the other BASIC programmers. Marc A. Criley Senior Staff Engineer Quadrus Corporation www.quadruscorp.com