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 2002:a37:ad4:: with SMTP id 203mr7336605qkk.12.1589027964953; Sat, 09 May 2020 05:39:24 -0700 (PDT) X-Received: by 2002:aca:c441:: with SMTP id u62mr14337527oif.110.1589027964598; Sat, 09 May 2020 05:39:24 -0700 (PDT) Path: eternal-september.org!reader01.eternal-september.org!feeder.eternal-september.org!news.gegeweb.eu!gegeweb.org!usenet-fr.net!proxad.net!feeder1-2.proxad.net!209.85.160.216.MISMATCH!news-out.google.com!nntp.google.com!postnews.google.com!google-groups.googlegroups.com!not-for-mail Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Date: Sat, 9 May 2020 05:39:24 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <5dc38284-90e2-4e9e-b701-6b1916a9867d@googlegroups.com> Complaints-To: groups-abuse@google.com Injection-Info: google-groups.googlegroups.com; posting-host=2a00:23c7:4084:7a01:cd50:1841:49ea:ca55; posting-account=aIFahQoAAACdCntbKjq2b_dyjBRZInJk NNTP-Posting-Host: 2a00:23c7:4084:7a01:cd50:1841:49ea:ca55 References: <87muca3vgd.fsf@nightsong.com> <5dc38284-90e2-4e9e-b701-6b1916a9867d@googlegroups.com> User-Agent: G2/1.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 Message-ID: Subject: Re: Beginning Ada Programming, by Andrew T. Shvets (2020) From: Chris Collings Injection-Date: Sat, 09 May 2020 12:39:24 +0000 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Xref: reader01.eternal-september.org comp.lang.ada:58638 Date: 2020-05-09T05:39:24-07:00 List-Id: On Friday, 17 April 2020 04:58:59 UTC+1, Andrew Shvets wrote:=20 > Hi, >=20 > I just stumbled across this thread (I haven't been here a while). Hence = the very late reply. >=20 > The book is pretty much the same as my "Introduction to Ada Programming".= The one key advantage in the Apress version is that the Index is much muc= h much better now. Also, I feel like that the formatting is vastly improve= d than what it was before. >=20 > Lastly, by going with Apress, it improves the status and visibility of Ad= a. It's no longer the language of someone that programmed when Reagan was = president. It gives it a new feel of vitality and drives home the point th= at Ada is not "dead". >=20 > I'm under contract with Apress for a 2nd edition for this book. That one= will have much more information (such as a chapter on making GUIs). I'm s= till working on that one. Hi Andrew I am currently studying a degree in Computing and IT, apart from = web programming, the main programming languages taught are Python and Java.= I am only in the second year, so am starting Java in October. I came across an Ada SIG on ASM and couldn't believe Ada was still going (I= had once tried Ada 20+ years ago). Among other internet resources that giv= e plenty of information, I searched the virtual library on the university. = As the university partners with o'rielly your book was available to borrow = online.=20 I've read through the first couple of chapters and love your accessible app= roach. I have studied Python, however, I'm not a seasoned programmer. So be= cause you started with the basics I found it a lot easier to digest. So muc= h so that I've ordered a physical copy from Amazon. So two things, well done getting a current Ada resource so accessible and t= hank you for making it easy to digest. I will in time read more advanced bo= oks, but for now this is exactly what I need.=20