Indispensable
Phenomenal index. Extremely comprehensive. Best reference for Ada 95.
Norm - PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE come back to Ada and update your best in class reference book for Ada 2005.
Great book for learning ADA, but long....
This book is great for people just starting with ADA because it initially goes through the basics of a program and then going through every component in detail. Since I was already proficient in C and C++ it was nice how the book points out how the commands are similar to not only C but also Pascal and COBOL (even though I don't know those two). I really like the format of the book. You get the format definition, then the syntax, and finally a short example of the instruction being used.
If you already know C or some other similar language, you'll probably get annoyed with how much detail it goes into at explaining the simple programs and code it presents, but you can always skip it.
My only complaints are how long the book is and the price. Not only is this the longest programming book I've seen, but it's also the most expensive. However, if you really need to learn ADA it's pretty much worth the price.
Not a book for those new to Ada
This is a poor book to learn Ada from. I'll agree that the book is a good reference tool, once you have a firm grasp on the language. I took a course four years ago with 14 other experienced programmers (Ada, C, ...), all of them thought this book was difficult to use as a learning tool. It lacks good examples and is poorly orginized. Go elsewhere if your new to Ada 95.
The ultimate Ada95 book, if you are experienced programmer.
Over two years back, I had to write and test huge amount of code (about 200-330K LOC) in Ada 95 (I had over 8 yrs. Ada 83 experience) in very short time. A colleague suggested to use this book. It has helped me in every way. The book contains very clear explanations about all the new concepts in Ada and it also covers the real-time issues, OOP, low-level multilingual programming, distributed programming etc. Although, it was written for the "C" programmers who are new to Ada, I have since then worked on two more major programs and this is the only Ada95 book I am continuously using together with the Ada 95 LRM.
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