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From: GianLuigi Piacentini <ggpiace@tin.it>
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Subject: Re: Best book to learn ada? assuming openbsd 5.4 amd64 box here
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Dan'l Miller wrote:

> Where is your starting point?  Do you already know, say, Python, C++,
> Java, or C# very well?  If so, then you have enough background to jump
> into John Barnes's _Programming in Ada 2005_, although I consider his
> style of wording just a bit stiff, but it is hands down the most revealing
> comprehensive textbook on Ada (ignoring the _Annotated Ada 2005 Reference
> Manual_ and _Ada 2005 Rationale_, keeping the focus on Ada 2005
> throughout).  The Ada 2005 AARM & Rationale are available for free at
> http://www.adaic.org/ada-resources/standards/ada05. The Ada 2012 AARM &
> Rationale are available for free at
> http://www.ada-auth.org/standards/ada12.html.
> 
> If your starting point is C without any OO, then Simon Johnston's _Ada95
> for C and C++ Programmers_ might be a good starting point to convert your
> current knowledge.  I have read all of the aforementioned books over the
> years, but here is one at 900 pages & focused on OO in Ada2005 that looks
> promising that I have not read:  Nell Dale's & John McCormick's _Ada Plus
> Data Structures: An Object-Oriented Approach_.

What if starting point is Fortran95 ?

Thanks in advance

Gigi