Programming in Ada 95 - Softcover

Barnes, John

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0201877007 ISBN 13: 9780201877007

Publisher: Addison Wesley, 1996

Synopsis

This text introduces and highlights the important changes from ANSI 83 for the ADA 92 standard, including increased support for object-oriented programming, the introduction of a hierarchical library structure, and the inclusion of protected objects.

About this title

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Programming in Ada 95: Second Edition

John Barnes

Written by a key member of the original Ada design team 'Programming in Ada 95' and its predecessor, 'Programming in

Ada' have long been established as the definitive texts on Ada. Now John Barnes has revised and updated this classic book

to enhance its value to both Ada newcomers and veteran Ada programmers alike.

Ada 95 is the first fully object oriented language to become an ISO standard, its power and flexibility make it suited to a wide range of complex applications,

from process control and industrial design to telecommunications and diagnostic analysis.This book provides complete tutorial coverage of all the core features

of the language, illustrated throughout with extensive examples.

Key Features

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Six new examples of complete programs included as distinct chapters, with commentary

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CD featuring special edition of ObjectAda compiler, including online Ada Reference Manual

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More on overall program structure, child units and object oriented programming

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Further detail on the predefined library

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New edition also features a broader overview in the introductory chapters and further discussions of advanced topics such as storage pools and an

extended index. Programming in Ada 95: Second Edition

John Barnes

Table of Contents

Foreword

Preface

Part I: An Overview

1 Introduction

2 Simple Concepts

3 Abstractions

4 Programs and Libraries

Part II: Algorothmic Aspects

5 Scalar Types

6 Control Structures

7 Arrays and Records

8 Subprograms

9 Access Types

Part III: The Big Pictures

10 Packages and Private Types

11 Overall Structure

12 Object-Oriented Programming

13 Exceptions

14 Numeric Types

15 Parameterized Types

16 Generics

17 Tasking

18 Object-Oriented Techniques

Part IV: Completing the Story

19 Predefined Library

20 Interfacing

21 The Specialized Annexes

22 Appendices

A1 Reserved Words, Attributes and Pragmas

A2 Glossary

A3 Syntax

Answers to Exercises

Bibliography About the Author

John Barnes

John Barnes has been involved in all stages of Ada's development, as one of the original design team for Ada 83 and an active participant in the revision

process. He is President of Ada-Europe and Chairman of Ada UK and has given many tutorials world-wide on Ada design and use.

Other Titles by John Barnes High Integrity Ada: The Spark Approach (1997) 0-201-78010-0 Programming in Ada 95 (1996) 0-201-87700-7 Programming in Ada: Plus An Overview of Ada 9x, Fourth Edition (1994) 0-201-62407-9

Edition details

• Publisher: Addison Wesley
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0201877007
• ISBN 13: 9780201877007
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 720