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 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,3b6101c69168d9a8 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2002-08-31 17:38:57 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!bloom-beacon.mit.edu!news-out.cwix.com!newsfeed.cwix.com!news.binc.net!kilgallen From: Kilgallen@SpamCop.net (Larry Kilgallen) Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Please suggest a good book on ADA 95 ++ Date: 31 Aug 2002 19:38:54 -0600 Organization: LJK Software Message-ID: References: <3d6f3896.3550315@news.demon.co.uk> NNTP-Posting-Host: eisner.encompasserve.org X-Trace: grandcanyon.binc.net 1030839602 5912 192.135.80.34 (1 Sep 2002 00:20:02 GMT) X-Complaints-To: abuse@binc.net NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 1 Sep 2002 00:20:02 +0000 (UTC) Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:28640 Date: 2002-08-31T19:38:54-06:00 List-Id: In article , JM writes: > On Fri, 30 Aug 2002 09:36:20 GMT, > john.nospam@nospamassen.nospamdemon.co.uk (John McCabe) wrote: > > >>>a three year Diploma in Computer Hardware Engineering. >> >>Ok then - get "Ada as a second language" by Norman Cohen. See: >> >>http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0070116075/qid=1030699741/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/102-5220931-2002548?v=glance&s=books >> > I too think it's a great book, but check out the used book sites > (www.abebooks.com) , I picked up the 2nd edition for $15.00, great > deal. Dedicated Ada fans might prefer to buy new, since those sales are visible to the publisher and might encourage further publication of Ada books. It depends on one's economic situation. Personally I prefer to ask at a local bookstore and get them to order it. They may order a second copy and make it visible on the shelf.