Ada 95 Reference Manual. Language and Standard Libraries: International Standard ISO/IEC 8652:1995 (E) (Lecture Notes in Computer Science) (Paperback)

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This Ada 95 Reference Manual is essentially identical to the new International Standard ISO/IEC 8652:1995(E) for the Ada programming language. The thorough technical revisions and extensions documented in this manual are built on broad participation from the international Ada community and generous support by leading institutions. Over 750 submitted revision requests were evaluated, and the resulting enhancements make Ada 95 an outstanding language. The flexibility of languages such as C++, modern features such as object orientation, and improved interfacing capabilities have been added to the reliable software engineering capabilities provided and proven for over a decade by the predecessor version Ada 83; furthermore, upward compatibility from Ada 83 to Ada 95 has been achieved.

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• Paperback: 526 pages
• Publisher: Springer; 1 edition (July 11, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 3540631445
• ISBN-13: 978-3540631446
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.7 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
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5.0 out of 5 stars The official Ada 95 Standard., February 9, 2000

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This book is the official standards manual for the Ada 95 language (ISO standard). It takes an advanced reader, and is not a spead read.

This manual is part of a two manual release, with Ada 95 Rationale manual being the other in the series. This manual gives JUST the facts, that manual gives the reasons behind the facts.

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent reference, but don't buy this version -- read for explanation, November 1, 2006

By	R. Lange - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This book basically contains the printed version of the official Ada 95 standard. You can obtain the text of the standard online, but for those who want a nicely printed copy, this is the book to buy.

However, the Ada 95 specification has since been updated with a number of errata fixes, such as typo corrections, fixed omissions and inconsistencies, etc. Those fixes have been rolled up into the standard text and are printed in the Consolidated Ada Reference Manual. That is the book you should buy. I believe it is also a bit less expensive.