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Andrew Shvets <andrew.shvets@gmail.com> writes:
> Ada has an amazing type system and it can do great things.  But it’s a
> complex topic and I want to introduce it in a different way than is
> usually found in most books.

I think these days (and maybe always), Ada is not a great choice of
first language for programmers.  Its strength is in its special
characteristics that are things that beginners would usually not use.
So imho, it doesn't seem all that worthwhile to start an Ada book with
beginner-level topics.

The popular beginner language these days is Python.  I use Python a lot
myself, though I have become somewhat disillusioned with it.