A Crash Course in Ada
This note explains the following topics: C-Syntax Pitfalls and Comparison to Ada, C-Syntax versus Ada Syntax, loop in Ada, Programming by Contract, Pitfalls and Issues when Programming in Ada, Identifier Casing and Loop Boundaries, The Order of Expression Evaluation in Ada, Distinguished Properties of Ada, Types and Subtypes, Constrained Arrays, Private Types, Polymorphism, Callbacks.
Author(s): Rainer Koschke
75 Pages 
An Introduction to Ada Programming for Experienced Computer Programmers
This note explains the following topics: Summary of Language, Types and the type model, Control structures for algorithms, Access types, Subprograms, Package design, Child library units, Object oriented programming with packages, Using standard libraries and annexes, Exception management, Generic components, New names from old ones, Concurrency with tasking.
Author(s): Richard Riehle
117 Pages
This is a hypertext version of the Ada 95 Rationale with a full hypertext index and table of contents.This document is in several parts. The first part is an Introduction to Ada 95; it presents a general discussion of the scope and objectives of Ada 95 and its major technical features. The second part contains a more detailed chapter by chapter account of the Core language. The third part covers the various Annexes which address the predefined environment and the needs of specialized application areas. This document will be of special value to program managers, team leaders and all software professionals with concern for the organized development of software.
Author(s): Laurent Guerby
NA Pages
