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=0.7 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,INVALID_DATE, MSGID_SHORT,REPLYTO_WITHOUT_TO_CC autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!samsung!rex!ames!cs!schweige From: schweige@cs.nps.navy.mil (Jeffrey M. Schweiger X2502) Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Book describing ADA as a language Message-ID: <459@cs.nps.navy.mil> Date: 2 Dec 89 02:27:00 GMT References: <4072@crdgw1.crd.ge.com> Reply-To: schweige@cs.nps.navy.mil (Jeffrey M. Schweiger X2502) Distribution: comp.lang.ada Organization: Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey CA List-Id: In article <4072@crdgw1.crd.ge.com> oplinger@crd.ge.com (B. S. Oplinger) writes: >A friend asked me for a 'book describing ADA as a language.' I >could only think of thing like the LRM or Broach (sp?) _Software >Engineering in ADA_ which don't fit the bill. Is there a book >which teaches one to program in the language as opposed to >expounds upon the wonder of ADA in the xyz applications? > >Please e-mail and I will summarize. > >brian Brian - Email to you bounced on this end so I'm posting my reply instead. I would disagree with you that the Ada Language Reference Manual doesn't describe the language, however, here are a few references in addition to the ALRM and Grady Booch's book: Ada from the Beginning, by Jan Skansholm, Addison-Wesley, 1988. Programming in Ada, Third Edition, by J. G. P. Barnes, Addison-Wesley, 1989. Ada: An Advanced Introduction, by Narain Gehani, Prentice Hall, 1989. Understanding Ada: A Software Engineering Approach, by Gary Bray and David Pokrass, John Wiley and Sons, 1985. Skansholm is an introductory text, usuable by students without prior programming experience, the others are more advanced. Gehani's book includes a diskette with the source code for examples used in the book. Hope this helps. Jeff Schweiger -- ******************************************************************************* Jeff Schweiger CompuServe: 74236,1645 Standard Disclaimer ARPAnet (Defense Data Network): schweige@cs.nps.navy.mil ******************************************************************************* -- ******************************************************************************* Jeff Schweiger CompuServe: 74236,1645 Standard Disclaimer ARPAnet (Defense Data Network): schweige@cs.nps.navy.mil *******************************************************************************