Programming in Ada: Plus an Overview of Ada 9X (International Computer Science Series) [Paperback]

J. G. P. Barnes (Author)

Book Description

Series: International Computer Science Series | Publication Date: September 1993

The fourth edition of this text and reference remains focused on the current ANSI 83 standard and reflects the imminent Ada 9X standard in three ways: highlights all features of Ada that will be affected by the Ada 9X standard, and describes their design rationale in detail; summarizes important changes, including the increased support for object-oriented programming, the introduction of hierarchical library structure and the inclusion of protected objects; and provides details syntax changes in appendices for easy access.

Product Details

• Paperback: 640 pages
• Publisher: Addison-Wesley Pub (Sd); 4 Sub edition (September 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0201624079
• ISBN-13: 978-0201624076
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.8 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,949,356 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great book for Ada 83 users, March 20, 2000

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This review is from: Programming in Ada: Plus an Overview of Ada 9X (International Computer Science Series) (Paperback)

John was one of the creators of Ada83 and his books have long been regarded as the "Bibles' of the Ada language. This is a great book for anyone using Ada 83 (which is still in heavy use in many defense companies). It also gives a nice intoduction to the new Ada 95 (called Ada 9x at the time of this edition). This book covers the entire language in great detail yet avoids many of the 'language lawyer' issues that might confuse the beginning Ada programmer. I have used Ada for about 10 years in avionics and simulation applications and have always recommended John's books to newcommers to Ada. The inclusion of more complete examples would have helped (and have been added in later editions). While there are many good books on Ada available, this one still ranks as one of the best. It should not be the only book you use to learn the language (if you're really serious) but it should be one of them!

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars One of the worst programming language books I have read., July 7, 1998

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This review is from: Programming in Ada: Plus an Overview of Ada 9X (International Computer Science Series) (Paperback)

Althougth the writing style was not terrible (for a book on a programming language), the utiliity of this book is near zero. There are no complete example programs in the book. In order to understand how different parts in an Ada program interact it would be helpful if complete programs were included. This book was assigned reading for a programming language course.