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=-0.4 required=5.0 tests=AC_FROM_MANY_DOTS,BAYES_00 autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,ea8ea502d35ca2ce X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-05-04 09:37:20 PST Path: newsfeed.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!skynet.be!isdnet!psinet-france!psiuk-f4!psiuk-p4!uknet!psiuk-n!news.pace.co.uk!nh.pace.co.uk!not-for-mail From: "Marin David Condic" Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Beginner's Language? Date: Fri, 4 May 2001 12:29:08 -0400 Organization: Posted on a server owned by Pace Micro Technology plc Message-ID: <9culcl$hp6$1@nh.pace.co.uk> References: <9cukad$nn68@news-dxb> NNTP-Posting-Host: 136.170.200.133 X-Trace: nh.pace.co.uk 988993749 18214 136.170.200.133 (4 May 2001 16:29:09 GMT) X-Complaints-To: newsmaster@pace.co.uk NNTP-Posting-Date: 4 May 2001 16:29:09 GMT X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4522.1200 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4522.1200 Xref: newsfeed.google.com comp.lang.ada:7164 Date: 2001-05-04T16:29:09+00:00 List-Id: Ada is an excellent language for beginning programming. See: http://www.adapower.org/ for plenty of details. In particular, you might want to find a copy of: "Ada 95 Problem Solving and Program Design, 3rd ed. (Feldman and Koffman)" as this is a fine intro level book. On the Adapower website, there are plenty of other book references as well as learning materials, and valuable resources. Check it out. MDC -- Marin David Condic Senior Software Engineer Pace Micro Technology Americas www.pacemicro.com Enabling the digital revolution e-Mail: marin.condic@pacemicro.com Web: http://www.mcondic.com/ "Faisal Halim" wrote in message news:9cukad$nn68@news-dxb... > Assalaamu 'alaikum, > > I would like to know if ADA is a good first language for a beginner, > especially when compared to Lisp and Perl, and BASIC. > > Despite my 'O' Level qualification in Computers, please assume you are > answering a person totally devoid of computer concepts, as I would find > such replies useful when answering queries from 7th grade students who are > interested in computers and programming, but have no idea of which language > to use. > > Thank you all in advance for your feedback and co-operation. > > Faisal Halim > 4th May, 2001 >