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Subject: Re: Teaching C/C++ from Ada perspective?
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On Sunday, July 1, 2018 at 4:04:30 AM UTC+10, koua...@gmail.com wrote:
> Hello,
>=20
> Ada is my programming language of choice. I have used it much in scientif=
ic programming. At an University I am asked to teach programming but in C a=
nd C++ to fist year students. After having spent some years with Ada, I'm r=
elecutant to "throw away" my good programming habits from Ada and embrace C=
/C++. I would like to know if there exist(s) good book(s) at introductory l=
evel for C/C++ that may go in the spirit of Ada so that I won't feel wastin=
g my time and energy teaching C/C++?
>=20
> Also I will start the above course with Algorithms in which I have little=
 knowledge. Any suggestions for good books on this topic?

Horowitz and Sahni would be a good start.