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: 103376,99762723ab9670e1 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-11-09 09:25:19 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news2.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!newsfeeds.belnet.be!news.belnet.be!psinet-eu-nl!psiuk-p4!psiuk-p3!uknet!psiuk-n!news.pace.co.uk!nh.pace.co.uk!not-for-mail From: "Marin David Condic" Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: ASIS Textbook Date: Fri, 9 Nov 2001 11:57:26 -0500 Organization: Posted on a server owned by Pace Micro Technology plc Message-ID: <9sh1to$njd$1@nh.pace.co.uk> References: <9sgdap$evv$1@kongsberg.fof.kog.no> <3BEBC2C2.2AF5422D@earthlink.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: dhcp-200-133.miami.pace.co.uk X-Trace: nh.pace.co.uk 1005325048 24173 136.170.200.133 (9 Nov 2001 16:57:28 GMT) X-Complaints-To: newsmaster@news.cam.pace.co.uk NNTP-Posting-Date: 9 Nov 2001 16:57:28 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: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:16144 Date: 2001-11-09T16:57:28+00:00 List-Id: Maybe it ought to be a requirement that before you can standardize something like this, there needs to be a "How To" document written to go with the standard. Standards are nice for spelling out in precise detail exactly what the thing must do, but aren't usually a good place to go to get a casual overview and guidance on how it is intended to work. Some standards are important enough that you know books will eventually emerge, but for "lesser" standards, what's a programmer to do? Having some kind of "How To" or "Developer's Guide" text would probably also go a long way to encourage use of the standard. 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/ "Marc A. Criley" wrote in message news:3BEBC2C2.2AF5422D@earthlink.net... > > I've never seen a textbook on ASIS, though one would certainly be nice. > > If you haven't already seen it, the best source of ASIS material that I > know of right now is at http://www.acm.org/sigada/WG/asiswg. Among > other things are instructions for subscribing to the ASIS mailing lists, > where the participants are quite helpful. >