"Ada as a second language" book

"Ada as a second language" book

[John Howard]

Yesterday I got a copy of the book for $39.  I had ordered it three weeks 
ago at a local Anderson's book store.  Last month the expected price was 
$64.  Thanks for the bargain!

I am a Borland Pascal refugee and this is an excellent book:

 Cohen, Norman H.  Ada as a Second Language, 2nd ed.  McGraw-Hill,
   1996. 1133 pp. (ISBN: 0-07-011607-5)

   Encyclopedic in scope, this book covers all of Ada 95, including the
   predefined packages and the specialized-needs annexes.  Each chapter
   ends with a section addressed to users of Ada-83 compilers.
   Comparisons with C, C++, COBOL, Fortran, and Pascal avoid
   misconceptions about Ada and help readers recognize a new notation for
   a familiar concept.  Proceeding from introductory explanations of
   fundamental software-engineering and programming concepts to detailed
   and enlightening discussions of language features, and containing
   hundreds of complete examples, Ada as a Second Language serves as both
   a tutorial introduction and a complete reference to the Ada language.

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Re: "Ada as a second language" book

[Richard Pitre]

In article <Pine.SOL.3.91.960329161832.10350A-100000@solar.sky.net> John Howard  
<jhoward@solar.sky.net> writes:
> Yesterday I got a copy of the book for $39.  I had ordered it three weeks 
> ago at a local Anderson's book store.  Last month the expected price was 
> $64.  Thanks for the bargain!
> 
> I am a Borland Pascal refugee and this is an excellent book:
> 
>  Cohen, Norman H.  Ada as a Second Language, 2nd ed.  McGraw-Hill,
>    1996. 1133 pp. (ISBN: 0-07-011607-5)
> 
>    Encyclopedic in scope, this book covers all of Ada 95, including the
>    predefined packages and the specialized-needs annexes.  Each chapter
>    ends with a section addressed to users of Ada-83 compilers.
>    Comparisons with C, C++, COBOL, Fortran, and Pascal avoid
>    misconceptions about Ada and help readers recognize a new notation for
>    a familiar concept.  Proceeding from introductory explanations of
>    fundamental software-engineering and programming concepts to detailed
>    and enlightening discussions of language features, and containing
>    hundreds of complete examples, Ada as a Second Language serves as both
>    a tutorial introduction and a complete reference to the Ada language.
> 

I too purchased this book and I like it very much even though its fallen on
me a couple of times. I'm also looking at Booch's Ada book because 
it has this nice graphical  representations. Anyone have any thoughts 
on this book.

richard

Re: "Ada as a second language" book

[Peter Hermann]

Thomas Hoffmann (hoffmann@ehmgs1.et.tu-dresden.de) wrote:
: Has any of the german cla readers an idea where to get N. Cohen's book
: from in Germany for a reasonable price ? My local book dealer has
: tremendous additional fees for "express delivering" or such funny
: services.

my experiences: Stuttgart (Wittwer) DM78.-, Bremen DM92.-
That differs due to exchange rate.
I think it is a very good bargain, though.
Usually you have to pay DM150.- to DM200.- for comparable quality+quantity.

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Re: "Ada as a second language" book

[Pierre Schonbaum]

In article <Pine.SOL.3.91.960329161832.10350A-100000@solar.sky.net>,
   John Howard <jhoward@solar.sky.net> wrote:
>Yesterday I got a copy of the book for $39.  I had ordered it three 
weeks 
>ago at a local Anderson's book store.  Last month the expected 
price was 
>$64.  Thanks for the bargain!
>
>I am a Borland Pascal refugee and this is an excellent book:
>
> Cohen, Norman H.  Ada as a Second Language, 2nd ed.  McGraw-Hill,
>   1996. 1133 pp. (ISBN: 0-07-011607-5)
>
>   Encyclopedic in scope, this book covers all of Ada 95, including 
the
>   predefined packages and the specialized-needs annexes.  Each 
chapter
>   ends with a section addressed to users of Ada-83 compilers.
>   Comparisons with C, C++, COBOL, Fortran, and Pascal avoid
>   misconceptions about Ada and help readers recognize a new 
notation for
>   a familiar concept.  Proceeding from introductory explanations 
of
>   fundamental software-engineering and programming concepts to 
detailed
>   and enlightening discussions of language features, and 
containing
>   hundreds of complete examples, Ada as a Second Language serves 
as both
>   a tutorial introduction and a complete reference to the Ada 
language.
>
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>-- John Howard <jhoward@sky.net>               -- Team Ada  Team 
OS/2 --
>-- Free Ada 95 compilers at               
ftp://cs.nyu.edu/pub/gnat/  --
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>Psalm 22:30-31

Would you post contact information for Anderson's?
The best price I've been quoted is $58.

Re: "Ada as a second language" book

[Thomas Hoffmann]

In article <828278634.7635@assen.demon.co.uk> john@assen.demon.co.uk (John McCabe) writes:
...
Has any of the german cla readers an idea where to get N. Cohen's book
from in Germany for a reasonable price ? My local book dealer has
tremendous additional fees for "express delivering" or such funny
services.

Thanks for any answers, Thomas.

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TU Dresden                           Phone : +49 351 463 5399
Institut fuer Halbleiter-            Fax:  : +49 351 463 7172
und Mikrosystemtechnik
01062 Dresden, Germany.

Re: "Ada as a second language" book

[Brian Hanson]

I purchased this book two weeks ago at "Barnes and Nobles" book stores
for $35.00.  I was amazed when told of the price given the content
and snapped it up immediately.

This store is in Roseville Minnesota.
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-- Brian Hanson
-- brh@cray.com

Re: "Ada as a second language" book

[John Howard]

Date of purchase: 03/28/96

Anderson Book Store
5429 Center Mall
Kansas City MO 64119
phone: 1+ (816) 4547677

Cohen, Norman H.
"Ada as a Second Language", 2nd edition. McGraw-Hill, 1996.  1133 pp.
ISBN: 0-07-011607-5

List price: $63.95

My cost was $37.95 + $2.47 (Missouri/local tax) = $40.42
Three weeks earlier, I had chosen the cheapest method for delivery to the 
bookstore.  The book store might have made a mistake after the book 
arrived.  The inside cover has a $46.25 written on it.  Before I accepted 
delivery with payment, I asked them if they were sure their $37.95 price 
was right.  Heck, I thought maybe it was the first edition or something 
screwy.  I was expecting to pay near list price.  One of my nephews will 
likely want a copy.  I hope the bargain pricing remains.