From: Stephen Leake <stephen_leake@stephe-leake.org>
Subject: Re: Ada 2005 vs Ada 2012
Date: Fri, 29 Mar 2013 17:43:34 -0400
Date: 2013-03-29T17:43:34-04:00 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <85mwtlvq49.fsf@stephe-leake.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: kiv7a9$d08$1@dont-email.me
Jeffrey Carter <spam.jrcarter.not@spam.not.acm.org> writes:
> On 03/27/2013 04:24 AM, Peter C. Chapin wrote:
>>
>> That said, one of the attractions of the Barnes book is its comprehensiveness.
>> Trimming back material would potentially take away from that.
>
> Seems to me that if a comprehensive text for a language doesn't fit in
> a single volume, that's a sign that the language has become Too Damn
> Big.
No, it's a sign that the notion of "single volume" needs rethinking.
This is the twentyfirst century; why should the number of physical
pieces of paper have anything to do with publishing?
Ada is a large, complex language, but it is very well organized, so a
good programmer has no problem comprehending all of it. Programming is a
large, complex field, so programmers have to learn how to handle
complexity - Ada is a good example.
Personally, all I need now are the RM and the source code, and I read
those on a computer, where I can search. But I did use
Norm Cohen's book when I was starting with Ada. A good, thorough
introduction to _everything_ in the language is very useful.
An eBook edition would be very appropriate for a modern programming
language!
--
-- Stephe
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Thread overview: 18+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2013-03-26 11:24 Ada 2005 vs Ada 2012 Gour
2013-03-26 15:11 ` Shark8
2013-03-26 21:36 ` Randy Brukardt
2013-03-26 22:24 ` Peter C. Chapin
2013-03-27 7:26 ` Gour
2013-03-27 8:48 ` Maciej Sobczak
2013-03-27 11:24 ` Peter C. Chapin
2013-03-27 14:47 ` Shark8
2013-03-27 16:40 ` Jeffrey Carter
2013-03-27 16:52 ` Eryndlia Mavourneen
2013-03-27 17:32 ` Bill Findlay
2013-03-27 18:19 ` Jeffrey Carter
2013-03-27 18:25 ` Bill Findlay
2013-03-29 21:43 ` Stephen Leake [this message]
2013-03-27 7:25 ` Gour
2013-03-27 18:58 ` Randy Brukardt
2013-03-27 19:39 ` Gour
2014-05-18 7:43 ` nosratinia
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