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Subject: Re: Looking for better Ada books
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On Thursday, March 10, 2016 at 9:44:36 PM UTC-5, mv...@gmail.com wrote:

> I noticed a comment on Amazon that said (1) is hard to read. Are these books easy to read? Are there easier reading alternatives? 
> 
> Sorry, I'm lazy but will definitely order all of these.
> 
> Thank you,
> Michael Vinn

Ok (1) is not for beginners but is not difficult to read for a seasoned programmer. Actually it is quite pleasing to not spend time on basic stuff. 

I must say that (2) was a delight.  Code examples are the best I read from a book, plus the authors derive, accompanying the reader, some nifty concurrent utilities modules.