Re: New edition of John Barnes' classic book

[sjaniska@gmail.com]

On Wednesday, July 2, 2014 11:56:46 PM UTC+2, Randy Brukardt wrote:
> I think the price is mainly related to the physical size of the book. John 
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> gave me one of the author's copies (I forgot to have him sign it - darn) at 
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> our recent ARG meeting. I tried to read a bit of it in bed that night, and I 
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> think I cut off the circulation in my legs. :-) I didn't read it for long.

I've Barnes' Ada 95 and, somehow,until now, didn't have much time to dive into it.

Now, seeing that Ada 2012 book is ready I wonder whether I should take advantage of '95 book' and then try to catch up to 2012 or to buy Ada 2012 version?

I did download preview version for my Kobo reader, but I must say that although it would cost me half of the dead-tree version, I still prefer holding book in my hands despite of potential circulation problems.

Any hint whether 2012 is significantly different to justify buying it?

It's a bit pricey (for me) and I have intention to use Ada for open-source project(s).


Sincerely,
Gour