Includes bibliographical references (p. 535-549) and index.
1. Introduction.
The Software Crisis.
The Ada Culture.
2. Software Engineering.
Goals of Software Engineering.
Principles of Software Engineering.
Approaches to Software Development.
Languages and Software Development.
3. Object-Oriented Design.
Limitations of Functional Methods.
An Object-Oriented Design Method.
Ada as a Design Language.
4. An Overview Of The Language.
Requirements for the Language.
Ada from the Top Down.
Ada from the Bottom Up.
Summary of Language Characteristics.
Data Structures.
5. The First Design Problem: Document Concordance.
Define the Problem.
Identify the Objects.
Identify the Operations.
Establish the Visibility.
Establish the Interface.
Implement Each Object.
6. Data Abstraction And Ada's Types.
Data Abstraction.
Types.
Object Declarations.
7. The Second Design Problem: Data Base System.
Define the Problem.
Identify the Objects.
Identify the Operations.
Establish the Visibility.
Establish the Interface.
Algorithms And Control.
8. Subprograms.
The Form of Ada Subprograms.
Subprogram Calls.
Applications for Ada Subprograms.
9. Expressions And Statements.
Names.
Values.
Expressions.
Statements.
10. The Second Design Problem: Continued.
The Problem Revisited.
Evaluate the Objects.
Implement Each Object.
Packaging Concepts.
11. Packages.
The Form of Ada Packages.
Packages and Private Types.
Applications for Ada Packages.
12. Generic Program Units.
The Form of Ada Generic Program Units.
Generic Parameters.
Applications for Ada Generic Program Units.
13. The Third Design Problem: Generic Tree Package.
Define the Problem.
Identify the Objects.
Identify the Operations.
Establish the Visibility.
Establish the Interface.
Evaluate the Objects.
Implement Each Object.
Concurrent Real-Time Processing.
14. Tasks.
The Form of Ada Tasks.
Task Statements.
Applications for Ada Tasks.
15. Exception Handling.
Declaring and Raising Exceptions.
Handling Exceptions.
Applying Exceptions.
16. Machine Representations.
Representation Specifications.
System-Dependent Features.
Unchecked Conversion.
17. The Fourth Design Problem: Environment Monitoring.
Define the Problem.
Identify the Objects.
Identify the Operations.
Establish the Visibility.
Establish the Interface.
Evaluate the Objects.
Implement Each Object.
Systems Development.
18. Input/Output.
File Management.
Input/Output for Nontextual Data.
Input/Output for Textual Data.
Application.
Low-Level Input/Output.
19. The Software Life Cycle With Ada.
Analysis Phase.
Requirements Definition Phase.
Design Phase.
Coding Phase.
Testing Phase.
Operation and Maintenance Phase.
20. Programming In The Large.
Managing The Name Space.
Separate Compilation Issues.
Large Systems Architecture.
21. The Fifth Design Problem: Heads-Up Display.
Define the Problem.
Identify the Objects.
Identify the Operations.
Establish the Visibility.
Establish the Interface.
Appendix A: Predefined Language Attributes.
Appendix B: Predefined Language Pragmas.
Appendix C: Predefined Language Environment.
Appendix D: Ada Style Guide.
Appendix E: Ada Syntax Charts.
Appendix F: Ada 9x. 0805306080T04062001