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The Calculating Passion of Ada Byron

Joan Baum

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Real Time Systems and Programming Languages: Ada 95, Real-Time Java and Real-Time C/POSIX (3rd Edition)

Alan Burns, Andy Wellings

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B> This book provides an in-depth analysis of the requirements for designing and implementing real-time embedded systems, and discusses how these requirements are met by current languages and operating systems. The comparative advantages of Ada 95, Real-Time Java, and Real-Time C/POSIX are discussed in full. The emergence of Java as a real-time language through the Real-Time Java extensions has resulted in the treatment of Java as one of the core languages covered in the book. The additional real-time facilities in POSIX are also explored, as well as the proposed extensions to CORBA to address real-time issues. More material on schedulability analysis is also included. No other book on real-time programming languages (or concurrent programming languages) covers this range of topics. This book is designed for programmers and engineers looking for an introduction and/or reference that discusses current real-time programming languages and how they are suited to designing and implementing real-time embedded systems.

Reliable Software Technologies - Ada-Europe 2008: 13th Ada-Europe International Conference on Reliable Software Technologies, Venice, Italy, June 16-20, ... (Lecture Notes in Computer Science)

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This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Reliable Software Technologies, Ada-Europe 2008, held in Venice, Italy, in June 2008.

The 20 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from numerous submissions. The conference proceedings published in this volume cover topics ranging from formal verification to real-time systems via concurrency, embedded systems, language technologies, model-driven engineering and applications of Petri Nets.

Rendezvous with Ada 95, 2nd Edition

David J. Naiditch

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Ada 95 is the first new version of Ada since 1983 when it was designated the official programming language of the Department of Defense. This book was specifically designed for those who need to quickly acquire an in-depth working knowledge of Ada 95. It provides readers with easy-to-follow, step-by-step guidance on all aspects of this powerful language. And, while all the other Ada guides devote, at best, a special chapter to this new version, Rendezvous With Ada 95 offers fully integrated coverage of all the language's new features and characteristics. Written by an author who helped develop the new Ada language standard, it gives you:
* Expert guidance on powerful new Ada 95 constructs that support object-oriented programming,programming-in-the-large, and real-time programming
* Integrated coverage of all new features and improvements, including hierarchical libraries, type extension, classwide programming, general access types, and protected objects
* Detailed coverage of all Ada basics, from data types and control structures to subprograms and packages
* Presentation of advanced features, such as generics, tasking, hardware, interfacing, and exception handling
* Icons in margin to highlight Ada 95 features
* Numerous code examples and exercises to test reader understanding of key concepts

Ada 95 from the Beginning (3rd Edition)

J. Skansholm

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RECOMMENDED 4 out of 5 stars.
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A concise and upto the point,without unnecessary jargons and strongly useful for a beginner.

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Teaches fundamental principles of good programming and provides an accessible introduction to Ada 95. Gives a detailed treatment of data structures, algorithms and top-down design. Paper.

ADA PLUS DATA STRUCTURES

Nell Dale, John W. McCormick

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Good Textbook 3 out of 5 stars.
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As a freshman at an upstate New York state university, this was the textbook for the second sequential computer science course. Of course, the choice was obvious: McCormick being a former professor at the school. At that point, I was a beginning programmer, having already taken basic programming classes. This book, however, is responsible for my now-firm grasp of data structures and algorithms. Both dynamic and static structures, complex and simple, this book is the primer for an understanding of data structures in Ada.

As an Ada textbook alone, it has its faults: it assumes the reader has a knowledge of the programming language, but from that point teaches a method of programming that enforces good stylistic patterns and strong code. Now, when it comes to algorithm layout in my position as a design engineer, I turn to Ada first for a comprehensible design structure, and then port it to other languages as necessary.

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Ada Plus Data Structures is the most up-to-date, student-friendly Ada text available. Using the newly updated Ada 2005, the text introduces and discusses such familiar topics as strings, sets, stacks, queues, lists, trees, graphs, and much more. The recurring theme throughout the text is modeling with levels of abstraction, presenting each class from three different perspectives: their specification, their abstraction, and their implementation. Using this approach, the authors stress computer science theory and software engineering principles including information hiding, data encapsulation, data abstraction, stepwise refinement, and visual aids. With its Object-Oriented presentation, real-world applications, and traditional Dale Pedagogy, Ada Plus Data Structures is a pleasure to read and learn from.

Pulse: An Ada-Based Distributed Operating System (Apic Studies in Data Processing)

D. Keeffe, I. C. Wand, G. M. Tomlinson, Andrew J. Wellings

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Ada operating system 3 out of 5 stars.
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The book covers old material in that it is based on Ada83, but then it is an old book. There is good information on the considerations involved in writing an operating system. I was disappointed that they still used C for the kernel, but the explanation of the kernel writing was an interesting read. Appendix C was a good review of Ada tasking. I need to read it again more carefully, and then brush up on Ada95 tasking to see if the problems mentioned would still be a problem with Ada95. The other problems they encountered with using Ada (not having a real compiler and having to use a cross compiler) wouldn't be applicable today. The research they did was for distributed systems and there is a lot of information about distributed processing that is still relevent today. Generally, it is a nice read.

ADA: A Developmental Approach (2nd Edition)

Fintan Culwin

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Ada: A Life and a Legacy (Mit Press Series in the History of Computing)

Dorothy Stein

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High Integrity Software: The SPARK Approach to Safety and Security

John Barnes

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This book provides an accessible introduction to the SPARK programming language.*Updated 'classic' that covers all of the new features of SPARK, including Object Oriented Programming. *The only book on the market that covers this important and robust programming language. *CD-ROM contains the main SPARK tools and additional manuals giving all the information needed to use SPARK in practice.Technology: The SPARK language is aimed at writing reliable software that combines simplicity and rigour within a practical framework. Because of this, many safety-critical, high integrity systems are developed using SPARK. User Level: Intermediate Audience: Software engineers, programmers, technical leaders, software managers. Engineering companies in fields such as avionics, railroads, medical instrumentation and automobiles. Academics giving MSc courses in Safety Critical Systems Engineering, System Safety Engineering, Software Engineering. Author Biography: John Barnes is a veteran of the computing industry. In 1977 he designed and implemented the RTL/2 programming language and was an original member of the ADA programming language design team.He was founder and MD of Alsys Ltd from 1985 to 1991. Currently self employed, John is the author of 'Programming in ADA' which has sold 150000 copies and been translated into 6 languages.