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.
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
