Who doesn’t want to use a programming language that is designed to be reliable, straightforward to learn and also happens to be certified for everything from avionics to rockets and ICBMs? Despite Ada ...

In the previous installment in this series we looked at how to set up an Ada development environment, and how to compile and run a simple Ada application. Building upon this foundation, we will now ...

Ada is a general-purpose language, like C++ or Java, supporting the usual features of modern programming languages, such as data encapsulation, object orientation, templates (called “generics”), ...

Ada and SPARK have typically been used for applications that require high levels of safety, reliability and security. These articles take a look at different aspects of the Ada programming langauge ...

GNAT Programming Studio (GPS) 3.0 supports Ada, C, C++, and a wide range of native and cross-development platforms, including Unix, Windows, and GNU/Linux. GPS provides an intuitive, unified visual ...

The most recent version of the Ada standard, Ada 2012, supports contract-based programming (pre- and postconditions for subprograms), which in effect embeds the software’s low-level requirements as ...