>> Have you read the second edition of Barnes' book? The difference in >> depth is not what it once was. > >second edition? > >The book "Programming in Ada" had four editions, the last of which had an >overview of Ada 9X as it then was. > >The successor book, "Programming in Ada 95" is Ada 95 specific - are you >referring to this? Yes, the Ada 95 book has a second edition now. I have often recommended Norm's book to my customers, because of the depth difference, but the difference isn't great anymore and John's book has some things Norm's doesn't. They are both excellent in opinion and I expect to recommend them both in the future. Pat Rogers [log in to unmask] http://www.classwide.com