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=-1.3 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,INVALID_MSGID autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,ff407a4a4dd8c729 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public From: "Kenneth W. Sodemann" Subject: Re: Does anyone know a good book for learning Ada? Date: 1998/01/15 Message-ID: <69lkcn$1h7$1@news2.alpha.net>#1/1 X-Deja-AN: 316268222 References: X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.2106.4 Organization: AVISTA Inc. Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Date: 1998-01-15T00:00:00+00:00 List-Id: Jon Seidman wrote in message ... >I am a computer science student, and I want to learn more languages. Does >anyone know of a good book from which to learn Ada? > Depends upon your level. What do you already know? Ada as a Second Language by Cohen is good (get the second edition, which covers Ada95, but the first edition covering Ada83 is good too). Ada95 for C and C++ Programmers by ?Johnston? (I think) seems to be a good book (I have not gotten too far into it yet) if you have a C or C++ background. This book is a little lighter than the Cohen book, but it is also faster paced, and will probably get you up and programming quicker (also, it comes with a "student" version of a commercially available Ada compiler). This book is being used in a course I am auditing, and so far it seems to be OK. I have one at home called something like "Object Oriented Programming in Ada95" by Smith (again, not sure on the author either). This book came free with my compiler. I would only suggest that you get this one if are an absolute beginner. Otherwise, if you are going to be spending your own money for a book, Cohen or Johnston will give you more bang for your buck. I have evaluated others, but didn't think enough of them to suggest someone actually pay money for them. Good luck! -- with Std_Disclaimer; use Std_Disclaimer; Signature.Put (Name => Ken Sodemann, E_Mail => kwsodema@avistainc.com Web => http://www.pcii.net/~stuffel Company_Web => http://www.avistainc.com);