Ada as a second language
by Norman H. Cohen · first published 1986
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The sad thing is that Norman Cohen has decided not to update Ada as a Second Language for Ada 05. It's just about the best book I've ever read for any computer language.
on “Ada 2012 Language Standard Approved by ISO” ↗When you get started, here are the two books that seem to get recommended the most frequently: Ada as A Second Language: http://amzn.com/0070116075 Programming in Ada 2005: http://amzn.com/0321340787
on “Who's Using Ada? Real-World Projects Powered by the Ada Programming Language” ↗I have an old copy of 'Ada as A Second Language'. It's like a million pages. A second language handbook shouldn't be thicker than K&R. Do you know any short books that really assume I already know how to program?
on “Who's Using Ada? Real-World Projects Powered by the Ada Programming Language” ↗this seems to be a good starting point these days - http://www.adacore.com/adaanswers/resources I learned with "ADA as a Second Language", but its way out of date and I do believe out of print.
on “Expert Was Needed to Disable Malaysia Airlines Jet Systems” ↗…easier to search for more information when you know the right jargon. Reading everything helps to gauge the scope of the language and map it to or from known concepts. This is how I read TC++PL and Ada as a Second Language, which I think worked because their of their breadth. Sometimes there's not enough time to do that, like when you're thrown into an unfamiliar code base or need to interface with a new API. Then I thoroughly…
on “Ask HN: How do you read programming books?” ↗