Re: Ada 2005 vs Ada 2012

["Peter C. Chapin" <PChapin@vtc.vsc.edu>]

On 03/26/2013 05:36 PM, Randy Brukardt wrote:

 > He're definitely working on the Ada 2012 Rationale - he wrote me 
today that
 > he's starting a new chapter and that I should be expecting more 
questions.
 > But I don't know if he's working on or planning an update of his Ada 
opus.
 > I'll ask him.

I spoke to John at HILT2012 last December and asked him about an Ada 
2012 version of his book. He said he was having trouble with the size of 
the text; apparently the Ada 2005 version is pretty much at the limit 
for a single volume (at least for the publisher he uses... and maybe 
other publishers as well). Thus he'd have to move to a multi-volume 
version of the book, which didn't thrill him.

I was left with the impression that he wasn't sure what to do. I think 
he'd like to update the book but he definitely didn't like the idea of 
going to a two volume work.

Peter