Re: Introductory Ada Programming Book

[Andrew Shvets <andrew.shvets@gmail.com>]

On Tuesday, January 3, 2017 at 10:31:18 AM UTC-5, Patrick Noffke wrote:
> On Saturday, December 31, 2016 at 7:18:08 AM UTC-6, Andrew Shvets wrote:
> > Hello,
> > 
> > My name is Andrew Shvets.  I've been learning how to program in Ada over the past few years.  As someone that came from C/C++, Java and Python many of the concepts that were in Ada were not easy to digest at first.  After spending a fair amount of time looking for a guide that would help me out (something that would guide me through much of the ideas in Ada in a gentle manner was strongly preferred and be focused on Ada 2012), I couldn't find something like this (there is, on the other hand plenty of material that would explain more advanced concepts.)  Having mastered many of the basic concepts in this wonderful language, I figured that having a guide for this would be very helpful and wrote one.  Hence the book "Introductory Ada Programming Book: A Book for Beginner Programmers and Beginners to Ada".  The goal was to create a roadmap for those new to Ada learn more quickly and gain a certain level of mastery.
> > 
> > https://www.amazon.com/Introductory-Ada-Programming-Book-Programmers-ebook/dp/B01N6D5TPE/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1483189391&sr=8-1&keywords=introductory+ada
> > 
> > I'm open to sending PDFs as review copies, please send your requests to:
> > introductory dot ada at gmail dot com
> > 
> > Thank you for taking the time to read through this!  Also, thank you for those -- on this mailing list -- who have helped me better understand Ada!
> > 
> > Looking forward to hearing from everyone!
> > 
> > --Andrew
> 
> Hi Andrew,
> 
> Thank you for creating your book.  I think it's great that you have done so.
> 
> I read the introduction and noticed several grammatical errors.  I suggest you have a copy editor edit your book.  It shouldn't cost you too much, and it will provide a much better first impression to your readers.
> 
> Good luck and best regards,
> Patrick

Hello Patrick,

I agree that there are some flaws with the editing.  I haven't had a professional look at it.  With this work, my goal is to gauge how well it's received and try for a 2nd edition this year (but I can't promise this, so no guarantees) that will have a once-over by a professional editor.  This project was run on-purpose on a shoe-string budget since I wasn't sure how well it would be received.

If the response is large enough, then I'd love to make a more polished product in the future.

--Andrew