High Integrity Ada: The Spark Approach - Hardcover

Barnes, John; Praxis Critical Systems

9780201175172: High Integrity Ada: The Spark Approach

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0201175177 ISBN 13: 9780201175172

Publisher: Addison-Wesley, 1997

An introduction to the SPARK programming tools and its associated tools. Combines a thorough description of the language with practical advice on how to use SPARK tools. The three parts cover: An overview, The SPARK language, and The SPARK tools. Includes case studies. CD ROM included.

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From the Back Cover:

High Integrity Ada is an introduction to the SPARK programming language and its associated tools. Developed for the writing of high integrity software, SPARK is valued in application areas where getting the program right really matters.In John Barnes� clear and accessible writing style, this book combines a thorough description of the language with practical advice on how to use the SPARK tools. Illustrated with numerous examples and case studies, this book will teach you how to write more reliable software.The CD-ROM accompanying the book contains the SPARK tools plus additional documentation as well as all major examples of programs from the text.�The reader will enjoy John Barnes� lively guidance through SPARK. With panache he combines rigorous clarity and a great sense of fun.�from the foreword by Bernard Carr�I�ve long watched for an approachable discussion of SPARK. This is it. ... The community and SPARK have long deserved to meet each other on such friendly terms.�James Sutton, Lockheed�This book will be indispensable to the serious SPARK user, since it includes a very accessible definition of the language and provides all the necessary background material on static analysis as performed by the tools.�Phil Thornley, British Aerospace

About the Author:

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.

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