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: 103376,419db68801de4a5f X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2002-10-27 23:04:27 PST From: "Bill Cunningham" Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada References: <3dbcd6f1_1@corp.newsgroups.com> <3DBCDD33.7080800@worldnet.att.net> Subject: Re: New to ADA Date: Mon, 28 Oct 2002 02:02:20 -0500 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4807.1700 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4807.1700 NNTP-Posting-Host: 63.144.68.147 Message-ID: <3dbcdd0c_4@corp.newsgroups.com> X-Trace: corp.newsgroups.com 1035787532 63.144.68.147 (28 Oct 2002 00:45:32 -0600) X-Comments: This message was posted through Newsfeeds.com X-Comments2: IMPORTANT: Newsfeeds.com does not condone, nor support, spam or any illegal or copyrighted postings. X-Comments3: IMPORTANT: Under NO circumstances will postings containing illegal or copyrighted material through this service be tolerated!! X-Report: Please report illegal or inappropriate use to X-Abuse-Info: Please be sure to forward a copy of ALL headers, INCLUDING the body (DO NOT SEND ATTACHMENTS) Organization: Newsfeeds.com http://www.newsfeeds.com 80,000+ UNCENSORED Newsgroups. Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!nntp.cs.ubc.ca!nntp-relay.ihug.net!ihug.co.nz!l-out.nntp.be!corp.newsgroups.com!not-for-mail Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:30181 Date: 2002-10-28T02:02:20-05:00 List-Id: "Jim Rogers" wrote in message news:3DBCDD33.7080800@worldnet.att.net... > Bill Cunningham wrote: > > > I'd like to investigate ada a little I'm used to C and C++. Is ada as > > powerful as C++. Does it have inheritance, OOP, classes or something > > similar. I know one command with ada 'with'. Is there a compiler for windows > > 98? > > I don't use interpreters. > > > Yes. > > Oh, you probably wanted more details. > > Ada is as powerful as C++, even more powerful when you consider that > Ada has built in syntax for concurrency, while C++ does not. > > Ada does have inheritance, OOP, and something similar to classes. > > I use the GNAT compiler on my Win 98 laptop. It works very well. > Gnat is a compiler in the GNU compiler collection. > > I will be immodest enough to suggest an introduction to Ada that I > recently wrote. You can read it at > http://www.crystalcode.com/codemage/MainMenu/Coding/Ada/IntroducingAda.php > > This introduction is NOT a full tutorial on Ada. It is merely an introduction > to some of the major Ada features. Other tutorials can be found at > http://www.adapower.com > > Jim Rogers Great thanks.. > -----= Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =----- http://www.newsfeeds.com - The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! -----== Over 80,000 Newsgroups - 16 Different Servers! =-----