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Rationale for the Design of the Ada Programming Language

Rationale for the Design of the Ada Programming Language

Rationale for the Design of the Ada Programming Language

J. Ichbiah
J. Barnes
R. Firth
M. Woodger
June 1991
Hardback
9780521392679
AUD$247.23
exc GST
Hardback

    This book presents the rationale behind the design and development of the programming language Ada. The materials incorporating corrections to its original printing by the Ada Joint Program Office (AJPO), will be essential reading for all those currently using the language as well as those considering its adoption.

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    June 1991
    Hardback
    9780521392679
    406 pages
    229 × 152 × 27 mm
    0.77kg
    Available

    Table of Contents

    • 1. Introduction and preface
    • 2. Lexical and textual structure
    • 3. Classical programming
    • 4. Types
    • 5. Numeric types
    • 6. Access types
    • 7. Derived types
    • 8. Subprograms
    • 9. Packages
    • 10. Separate compilation and libraries
    • 11. General program structure - visibility and overloading
    • 12. Generic units
    • 13. Tasking
    • 14. Exception handling
    • 15. Representation classes and machine dependences
    • 16. Input-output
    • Bibliography
    • Index.
      Authors
    • J. Ichbiah
    • J. Barnes
    • R. Firth
    • M. Woodger