This
document is written primarily for C and C++ programmers and is set out to
describe the Ada programming language in a way more accessible to them. Topics
covered includes: Ada predefined types, complex types, simple language
constructs, new Ada-95 Object Oriented programming constructs, Ada tools for
managing concurrency, the task and protected types, Ada IO library and the
differences in concept and implementation between it and C stdio.
This is a hypertext version of the
Ada 95 Rationale with a full hypertext index and table of contents.This document is in several parts. The first part is
an Introduction to Ada 95; it presents a general discussion of the scope and
objectives of Ada 95 and its major technical features. The second part contains
a more detailed chapter by chapter account of the Core language. The third part
covers the various Annexes which address the predefined environment and the
needs of specialized application areas. This document will be of special value to program managers, team leaders and all
software professionals with concern for the organized development of software.
The book is in three parts. The first part deals with the fundamentals
of Ada programming. The second part deals with abstract data types. The third
and final part is concerned with using the object-oriented programming
features of Ada 95 to develop extensible programs.