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=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,FREEMAIL_FROM autolearn=unavailable autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Received: by 10.66.235.36 with SMTP id uj4mr1057148pac.9.1378306840857; Wed, 04 Sep 2013 08:00:40 -0700 (PDT) X-Received: by 10.50.111.200 with SMTP id ik8mr148642igb.7.1378306840455; Wed, 04 Sep 2013 08:00:40 -0700 (PDT) Path: eternal-september.org!reader01.eternal-september.org!reader02.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!feeder.eternal-september.org!usenet.blueworldhosting.com!feeder02.blueworldhosting.com!news.glorb.com!n2no20499398pbg.1!news-out.google.com!z6ni33820pbu.0!nntp.google.com!j7no262837qai.0!postnews.google.com!glegroupsg2000goo.googlegroups.com!not-for-mail Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Date: Wed, 4 Sep 2013 08:00:39 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <9ec51e40-081f-4ec7-b17f-7c73dbdcd10a@googlegroups.com> Complaints-To: groups-abuse@google.com Injection-Info: glegroupsg2000goo.googlegroups.com; posting-host=129.59.203.113; posting-account=7Oy7OQoAAABhVYFOo553Cn1-AaU-bSfl NNTP-Posting-Host: 129.59.203.113 References: <9ec51e40-081f-4ec7-b17f-7c73dbdcd10a@googlegroups.com> User-Agent: G2/1.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 Message-ID: Subject: Re: How (or Where?) to get started on Ada? (Properly) From: Eryndlia Mavourneen Injection-Date: Wed, 04 Sep 2013 15:00:40 +0000 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Xref: news.eternal-september.org comp.lang.ada:17108 Date: 2013-09-04T08:00:39-07:00 List-Id: On Wednesday, September 4, 2013 4:14:55 AM UTC-5, e.s.h...@gmail.com wrote: > . . . > What I'm looking for is a text that starts from the other way, i.e. expla= ins the language blocks, the data/object model, etc. first, and only after = that goes on to provide full examples of working code. I guess this is some= thing I'll only be able to find in a book. > . . . > Do you have any recommendations for me? >From your description of yourself as a programmer and the sort of language = presentation you desire, I would think that the LRM itself would provide an= excellent introduction for meeting your needs. The 2012 LRM can be found = at http://www.adaic.org/resources/add_content/standards/12rm/html/RM-TTL.ht= ml. I personally find the LRM eminently readable, in general, although goo= d books, online references, and the good people on Usenet can be very valua= ble, too. Also check out the Ada Rationale books for all the Ada versions,= which explain why a feature was included and in many cases how it is meant= to be used. -- Eryndlia Mavourneen (KK1T)