From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,FREEMAIL_FROM autolearn=unavailable autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Received: by 10.42.210.17 with SMTP id gi17mr28780698icb.1.1411886767944; Sat, 27 Sep 2014 23:46:07 -0700 (PDT) X-Received: by 10.140.34.208 with SMTP id l74mr261551qgl.1.1411886767915; Sat, 27 Sep 2014 23:46:07 -0700 (PDT) Path: border1.nntp.dca1.giganews.com!nntp.giganews.com!h15no8441919igd.0!news-out.google.com!i10ni40qaf.0!nntp.google.com!v10no70002qac.0!postnews.google.com!glegroupsg2000goo.googlegroups.com!not-for-mail Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Date: Sat, 27 Sep 2014 23:46:07 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: Complaints-To: groups-abuse@google.com Injection-Info: glegroupsg2000goo.googlegroups.com; posting-host=94.250.171.226; posting-account=yqIeawoAAABjurYCnreG-UEiQLwpDf2R NNTP-Posting-Host: 94.250.171.226 References: <53a55250$0$25880$862e30e2@ngroups.net> <1580045799425385628.134656laguest-archeia.com@nntp.aioe.org> User-Agent: G2/1.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 Message-ID: <90c68835-283e-4b8c-b095-b5c165c6df13@googlegroups.com> Subject: Re: New edition of John Barnes' classic book From: sjaniska@gmail.com Injection-Date: Sun, 28 Sep 2014 06:46:07 +0000 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Xref: number.nntp.dca.giganews.com comp.lang.ada:189225 Date: 2014-09-27T23:46:07-07:00 List-Id: 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 > > gave me one of the author's copies (I forgot to have him sign it - darn) at > > our recent ARG meeting. I tried to read a bit of it in bed that night, and I > > 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