Re: Ada 101

[Patrick Richard Wibbeler <pwibbele@trumpet.aix.calpoly.edu>]

On 16 May 1996, Kenneth Mays wrote:

> In my quest for the ultimate Ada83 tutorial book, does
> anyone know of a superior training book on teaching nonprogrammers a 
> first computer science course on Ada programming? I've scanned many 
> Ada books, but none that are as good as some books on C++ (C++ Primer 
> Plus).
> 
> I need a book that ANYONE can read and understand with minimal 
> difficulty. Does such a  book exist for the Ada market?!

Mr. Mays,
I learned Ada -for all practical purposes my first language- using the 
Feldman/Koffman "Ada Problem Solving and Program Design (1993, Addison 
Wesley) text.  This is the best text I have had for any course.  It is 
simple to read, and has really good examples.  I know Michael Feldman 
posts to this group once in a while, so I am sure the name of his text 
will come up, but I figured I'd add my endorsement from a student's 
perspective. The book introduces the "development process" as well as the 
actual coding and finished project.  I have advanced beyond my CS1 class and 
still refer to it as a reference even when I am not programming in Ada.  
	Patrick Wibbeler