Programming in ADA (Addison-Wesley Module in Anthropology, No. 43) - Softcover

Barnes, J. G. P.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0201137925 ISBN 13: 9780201137927

Publisher: Addison Wesley Publishing Company, 1982

Synopsis

Ada was originally developed in the early 1980s by The language was revised and enhanced in an upward compatible fashion in the early 1990s The .The most recent version of the language standard is Ada 2012. it features: extensive compile-time and run-time checks, full Object Oriented Programming support, concurrent programming features, generic templates, encapsulation, Hierarchical program composition / programming-in-the-large Ada also offers specialized support for systems programming and real-time systems. And the most recent version of the language includes contract-based programming (pre- and postconditions), which in effect makes functional requirements part of the source code where they can be verified by dynamic checks or static analysis. It is widely used in government and industry. The name "Ada" is not an acronym; it was chosen in honor of Augusta Ada Lovelace (1815-1852), a mathematician who is sometimes regarded as the world's first programmer because of her work with Charles Babbage. She was also the daughter of the poet Lord Byron.

Edition details

• Publisher: Addison Wesley Publishing Company
• Publication date: 1982
• ISBN 10: 0201137925
• ISBN 13: 9780201137927
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 340