Re: Introduction to Ada Programming, 2nd Edition

[gerard.gaspard@gmail.com]

Le samedi 30 juin 2018 05:23:23 UTC+2, Andrew Shvets a écrit :
> Hello everyone,
> 
> In 2016, I published an introductory Ada book as an e-book.  This time around, I have created a second version of this book, located here: https://amzn.to/2KC3Zic
> 
> This is what the second edition has:
> - It's in print.  You can buy a printed version.  I've read programming e-books before, but mostly it has been a question if my screen/monitor was large enough to correctly display the source-code (it often was, but was impossible on an iPhone).
> - I added a chapter on networking.  Networking is something that I'm working on improving my understanding.  Only after I sufficiently understood how to implement examples in Ada did I add this to my next book.
> - There is a chapter on how to build libraries. Packages and methods are great for encapsulating code and making it more reuseable. However, not having to re-compile the code is simply phenomenal.
> - There is a chapter on proofs.  In my previous book, this was a part of a chapter.  In this book, it is a chapter.  Such an important topic earned its own chapter.
> - I had a professional editor looked over the book. After my first attempt, I realized that there is plenty of room for improvement in subsequent versions. As a result, I hired a professional to give me invaluable input on specific things that I can do better.
> 
> I'm open to sending PDFs as review copies, please send your requests to:
> introductory dot ada at gmail dot com 
> 
> Thank you for those -- on this mailing list -- who have helped me better understand Ada!
> 
> --Andrew
A very good exercise to check my mastery of this precious programming language.

Gerard