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From: dewar@merv.cs.nyu.edu (Robert Dewar)
Subject: Re: Ada == Pascal?
Date: 1997/04/24
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Date: 1997-04-24T00:00:00+00:00
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Douglas asks

<<This may be something that has been asked before, but forgive me, I just
  found this newsgroup recently. My question: Is Ada similar to Pascal?
  The reason I ask is that I have to take a class that may require me to
  know Ada. I've taken Pascal, so am I allright, then?>>

First, we should refer you to www.adahome.com, where you will find all sorts
of information about Ada 95, the language you will be learning. It is indeed
based on Pascal, in a general sort of way, but you need to study the language
to start coding in it. I have taught CS 2 to students who learned Pascal in
CS 1 and found that they could adapt fast. There are some online tutorials
that are referenced from adahome that you will find useful. Also, you can
download free software versions of Ada 95 compilers (GNAT) from many sites,
including cs.nyu.edu (directories pub/gnat).


<<P.S. Is Ada some sort of military/nasa code or something?>>

Ada is a programming language. It is used in many fields. It was developed
originally under the auspices of the department of defense, and much DoD
code uses Ada, but it was a very open development, and Ada is also used in
many commercial applicatoins (for example the Boeing 777 is an all Ada
plane, and the Channel Tunnel signalling system is written in Ada -- you
will find more examples at adahome).