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From: "Dmitry A. Kazakov" <mailbox@dmitry-kazakov.de>
Subject: Re: Teaching new tricks to an old dog (C++ -->Ada)
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On Sun, 6 Mar 2005 00:42:05 +1100, Turamnvia Suouriviaskimatta wrote:

> I 'm following various posting in "comp.lang.ada,  comp.lang.c++ , 
> comp.realtime, comp.software-eng" groups regarding selection of a 
> programming language of C, C++ or Ada  for safety critical real-time 
> applications. The majority of expert/people recommend Ada for safety 
> critical real-time applications. I've many years of experience in C/C++ (and 
> Delphi) but no Ada knowledge.
> 
> May I ask if it is too difficult to move from C/C++ to Ada?

I don't think it is difficult. I learned C after Ada [83], that was
difficult! If you know C++ you will find the concepts of classes and
templates in Ada again, however, built on a different fundament. From
Delphi you'll find a close, but much improved syntax, packages instead of
units. OO/ADT in Ada is closer to C++ than to that stump in Delphi. If you
programmed multi-threaded applications in C++, you will enjoy Ada's tasks
and protected objects.

> What is the best way of learning Ada for a C/C++ programmer?

As with any language, the best way is to buy a pile of books, but not
before starting a project. Do not concentrate on implementation details,
avoid micro optimization (common to C programmers), enjoy "renames" instead
of T& or Delphi's "with", never use pointers and remember, array index
starts where you want it do! (:-))

-- 
Regards,
Dmitry A. Kazakov
http://www.dmitry-kazakov.de