Abstract
In an attempt to control defense software costs while maintaining system reliability, the DOD (Department of Defense) has sponsored the development of a new programming language, called Ada. While Ada supports many of the features found in Fortran and Pascal, it has additional features making it easier and more reliable to use in large complex engineering software systems. Currently, the DOD is requiring that many new defense software systems be written in Ada. The author reviews the history of Ada's development and examines the primary constructs of the language. The philosophy behind Ada program design is reviewed by designing and coding a simple program to add two matrices. Ada's future prospects are examined as related to both defense and nondefense applications.
Recommended Citation
D. C. St. Clair, "ADA: A NEW PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE.," IEEE Potentials, vol. 4, no. 3, pp. 26 - 29, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Jan 1985.
The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.1109/mp.1985.6500263
Department(s)
Mathematics and Statistics
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
0278-6648
Document Type
Article - Journal
Document Version
Citation
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 2023 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, All rights reserved.
Publication Date
01 Jan 1985
