Discover the Ada programming language by being gently guided through the various parts of the
language and its latest available stable release. The goal in this book is to slowly ease you
into the different topics. It is understood that you do not always have ample free time so the
text is easy to digest and concepts are spoon fed to the reader. Starting with the simplest of
topics detailed explanations demonstrate the how and why of Ada. You are strongly encouraged
to experiment and break things (without which the learning process is linear and quite dull).
At the end of Beginning Ada Programming you will have an excellent understanding of the
general topics that make up the Ada programming language and can tackle far more challenging
topics. Each chapter builds on what was previously described. Furthermore each code example is
independent of others and will run all by itself. Instructions are provided where you can
obtain an Ada compiler and how to debug your code. What You Will Learn Master basic types
control structures procedures and functions in Ada Use Ada arrays records and access types
Implement OO programming using Ada Handle the basics of I O and interfacing with the operating
system Take advantage of string operators data containers multiprocessing with tasks and
more Work with contracts and proofs networks and various Ada libraries Who This Book Is For
Programmers who are new to Ada with at least some experience in programming especially
scientific programming.
