Publisher's Synopsis
This new edition of "Introduction to ADA" has been produced in response to recent modifications to the programming language. The book has been completely revised to take these modifications into account and now offers an up-to-date introduction to the latest definitions of ADA.;The author, as well as presenting a description of the language, explains the program design methodology underlying ADA, illustrated by worked examples. He draws attention to new changes as laid out in the official reference manual for the US Department of Defence, particularly the re-design of the input/output facility of ADA (for which there is a new chapter). Additionally, the type model has been revised, and exception handling made more straightforward; several modifications have been made to the syntax of ADA, and the predefined pragmas and attributes been altered.
