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Subject: Re: 4 beginner's questions on the PL Ada
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On Saturday, August 10, 2013 1:03:20 AM UTC-5, Jeffrey Carter wrote:
> On 08/09/2013 07:45 PM, Dennis Lee Bieber wrote:
>=20
> . . .=20
> With the exception of Annex A (which describes the Ada.* hierarchy), the =
ARM is=20
> not very good for learning the language. For that I'd recommend some of t=
he=20
> . . .

I really have to disagree.  I learned Ada from the LRM and, in fact, was ab=
le to use tasking with task types, U_D, record bit fields, operating system=
 (kernel) modification, etc.  With a few exceptions, I have found the LRM t=
o be clear, concise, and deliberative. After all, it *is* the international=
 standard for the Ada language and at least used to be the USA's military p=
rogramming language standard.

I have little patience for questions that are trivially answered in the LRM=
.  I also, however, don't believe in beating my head against a wall for man=
y hours trying to understand something that someone else can easily answer.=
  There is a balance here, and individuals fall on one side or the other.  =
I do believe, though, that too many people are either lazy or possibly disc=
ouraged by the really badly laid-out and written reference manuals for othe=
r languages.  I'm guilty, too.  :-)

-- Eryndlia (KK1T)