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On 09/29/2011 09:38 PM, John B. Matthews wrote:
>
> Yes, the "Ada Programming" wiki [1] is exemplary, and "Ada 95: The Craft
> of Object-Oriented Programming" [2] is available on line. The "Rationale
> for Ada 2005" [3], also by Barnes, limns the high quality of the book.

If you're already familiar with another programming language, /Ada Distilled/ 
can be useful:

http://www.adapower.com/pdfs/AdaDistilled07-27-2003.pdf

-- 
Jeff Carter
"C++ is like jamming a helicopter inside a Miata
and expecting some sort of improvement."
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