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From: jonathan on 21 May 2010 07:00 On May 20, 1:53 pm, Duke Normandin <dukeofp...(a)ml1.net> wrote: > I'm new to Ada, but not to programming in general. Decided to learn a new > language, and Ada was of interest to me. Am enjoying the language so far - > using GNAT GPL nad Coronado's old tutorial. > > Just curious to know if Ada is still widely used, and in what area(s) does > it excel, e.g. data processing, number crunching, graphics, etc? TIA.. > -- > Duke > *** Tolerance becomes a crime, when applied to evil [Thomas Mann] *** Here's some of the best introductory material I've come across recently: http://distrinet.cs.kuleuven.be/events/AdaEvent/abstracts.html#researchada Slides from 4 talks. They're all good, but I would start with Robert Dewar's "What's New in the World of Ada". Page 5 should warm the heart of any Ada programmer. I also liked Erhard Ploedereder's "Ada in Research and Education, an Experience Report" - much to learn from the comparison with Java. And 2 classics: http://www.stsc.hill.af.mil/crosstalk/2000/08/mccormick.html http://www.stsc.hill.af.mil/crosstalk/2008/05/0805Sutton.html Jonathan
From: Duke Normandin on 21 May 2010 10:07 On 2010-05-20, Yannick Duch�ne <yannick_duchene(a)yahoo.fr> wrote: > Le Fri, 21 May 2010 01:17:45 +0200, Gautier write-only ><gautier_niouzes(a)hotmail.com> a �crit: >> I could cite around 4-5 absolutely definitive enthusiastic "Ada homes" >> at different stage of abandon... > If he is really new to Ada, not sure he will understand this sentence, > hihihi. > > One Minute Silence > > ... > > ..... > > Rest in peace AdaHome, > We will all miss you for eternity > ?So say we all!? > Well, _I am_ new to Ada, and have no clue what you guys mean with this "Ada Homes" thing. I bet its a good story though... ;) -- Duke Normandin *** Tolerance becomes a crime, when applied to evil [Thomas Mann] ***
From: Duke Normandin on 21 May 2010 10:21 On 2010-05-21, jonathan <johnscpg(a)googlemail.com> wrote: > On May 20, 1:53�pm, Duke Normandin <dukeofp...(a)ml1.net> wrote: >> I'm new to Ada, but not to programming in general. Decided to learn a new >> language, and Ada was of interest to me. Am enjoying the language so far - >> using GNAT GPL nad Coronado's old tutorial. >> >> Just curious to know if Ada is still widely used, and in what area(s) does >> it excel, e.g. data processing, number crunching, graphics, etc? TIA.. >> -- >> Duke >> *** Tolerance becomes a crime, when applied to evil [Thomas Mann] *** > > > Here's some of the best introductory material I've come > across recently: > > http://distrinet.cs.kuleuven.be/events/AdaEvent/abstracts.html#researchada > > Slides from 4 talks. They're all good, but I would start > with Robert Dewar's "What's New in the World of Ada". > Page 5 should warm the heart of any Ada programmer. I > also liked Erhard Ploedereder's "Ada in Research and > Education, an Experience Report" - much to learn from > the comparison with Java. > > And 2 classics: > > http://www.stsc.hill.af.mil/crosstalk/2000/08/mccormick.html > http://www.stsc.hill.af.mil/crosstalk/2008/05/0805Sutton.html > > Jonathan Thanks for the URLs! I visited http://distrinet.cs.kuleuven.be/events/AdaEvent/abstracts.html#researchada To begin with. Looks like I should be learning SPARK? or should I start with Ada, _then_ graduate to SPARK? -- Duke Normandin *** Tolerance becomes a crime, when applied to evil [Thomas Mann] ***
From: Duke Normandin on 21 May 2010 10:33 On 2010-05-21, Randy Brukardt <randy(a)rrsoftware.com> wrote: > "Yannick Duch�ne (Hibou57)" <yannick_duchene(a)yahoo.fr> wrote in message > news:op.vc0f0zz8xmjfy8(a)garhos... >>I remember Jean-Pierre Rosen, telling how some people think there is not >>library available in Ada for this and that. He explained most of of times, >>people was surprised when he gave them a link to the material they were >>seeking for. >> >>Here is a list of bindings which may be of interest (I'm not using this >>material myself, so cannot tell more): >>http://archive.adaic.com/docs/flyers/free-bindings.html > > The archive site contains ancient web pages of dubious value. Look on the > main AdaIC web site for such things, particularly in the links section: > http://www.adaic.com/links/index.html in the classifications "Software > Libraries" and "Development Tools". (And tell me about any broken links.) > > Another way to find specific Ada stuff is to use the Ada-wide search engine: > http://www.adaic.com/site/wide-search.html, which attempts to search all > sites with known Ada information (this corresponds to the sites linked from > the AdaIC site). It uses a search engine written in Ada (of course); we > crawl all of the sites at least monthly. As of the crawl completed this > morning, there were 59,172 Ada-related pages in the index. > > Randy. > > Nice site referenced above! Followed a few links -- now I know about "Ada Home", I think? Must be the Magnus Kempe Saga? Whatever... ;) -- Duke Normandin *** Tolerance becomes a crime, when applied to evil [Thomas Mann] ***
From: Duke Normandin on 21 May 2010 12:01
On 2010-05-20, Gautier write-only <gautier_niouzes(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > On May 20, 8:58�pm, Duke Normandin wrote: > >> >http://archive.adaic.com/docs/flyers/free-bindings.html >> >> That URL is not much good - all the links are dead! >> >> Perhaps Ada should have a _real_ home, where it is guaranteed that noob >> students, and noob old farts like me will indeed find the resources needed >> to make Ada shine! ;) > > That's exactly the problem with web homes: they need lots of > maintenance. Every web site worth having require maintenance... > Once the time for it is gone, they become ghost homes - to begin with > dead links... > I could cite around 4-5 absolutely definitive enthusiastic "Ada homes" > at different stage of abandon... > The wiki's Manuel is citing are in a better shape because of a better > concept. > Other good places to chase resources are also non Ada-centric sites: Very good reason why the Ada community should encourage one "official" Home with links to various community resources - an "official" Ada "Information Booth". Thanks for the URLs! -- Duke Normandin *** Tolerance becomes a crime, when applied to evil [Thomas Mann] *** |