Ada 95 For Experienced Programmers

ADA Training Overview

This course is intended to jump-start experienced programmers in the use of the Ada 95 programming language to develop reliable, maintainable software systems. Students will learn how Ada 95 supports software engineering principles, such as abstraction, information hiding,localization, modularity, and re-use, and how to apply these principles in Ada 95 software development. Students will gain experience with the Ada 95 syntax and semantics for data and program structuring, error management, information hiding, object-oriented programming, and generics,tasking, and low-level programming. Finally, we will look at how the new annexes of Ada 95 support domain�specific development: distributed, real-time, and information systems, numeric computation, systems programming, safety, and security.

ADA Training Prerequisites

Programming experience, familiarity with a high�level language.

ADA Training Audience

All software development personnel, including their management and QA engineers, who intend to program in Ada 95, design for Ada 95, or review Ada 95 code.

ADA Training Course duration

5-10 Days

ADA Training Objectives

After this course a student should be able to

Understand Ada 95 in the context of an application domain
Build Ada 95 programs using object-oriented programming
Write simple concurrent Ada 95 programs
Use Ada 95 to support software re�use efforts
Contribute to the design of Ada 95 software applications

In the lectures, extensive examples will be used to illustrate the new features of Ada 95. In hands-on workshops, the students will practice using the Ada features in typical Ada development environments.

ADA Training Course outline

Overview

Organization and Rationale
Reference Manual and its Annexes
Important Differences Between Ada & Other Languages

Program Organization And Structure

Packages
Library Units
Child Library Units
Overview of Object
Oriented Programming in Ada

Algorithmic Features

Control Structures
Subprograms
Types
- Strong Typing
- Scalar Types
- Constrained Composite Types
- Unconstrained Arrays
- Parameterized Types
- Real Numers
  - Floating Point
  - Fixed Point ¹
  - Decimal ¹
- Access Types

Exceptions

Object-Oriented Programming

Program by Extension
Polymorphism
Dynamic Dispatching
Controlled & Limited�Controlled Types

Ada Predefined Library

Reuse & Generics

Selecting Generic Components to use
Instantiating Generic Components
Designing Generics Components ¹

Concurrency and Tasking ¹

Basic Concepts
Tasks
- Declaration
- Implementation
- Activation
- Dependency
- Termination
Safe Mutual Exclusion
- Protected Units & Types
Intertask Communication
Thinking About Process Timing & Priorities

Low-Level Features of Ada Language ¹

Representation Clauses
Interface to Other Languages
Unchecked Storage De�allocation
Unchecked Type Conversions

Specialized Annexes ¹

Systems Programming
Real�Time Systems
Distributed Systems
Information Systems
Numerics
Safety & Security

Conclusions

ADA Training Materials

Each student will receive a copy of all lecture materials, lab notes, and reference materials.