FREE Style Guide for Ada 83 and Ada 95 Software developers looking for guidance on the appropriate use of Ada's powerful features may obtain a FREE Ada style guidebook from the Internet and the AdaIC's bulletin board. Paper copies are available for a fee from the Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC) and the National Technical Information Service (NTIS). Ada Quality and Style: Guidelines for Professional Programmers, Version 02.01.01, December 1992, is the suggested Ada Style Guide for Ada 83 development projects, according to the Ada Joint Program Office. The 1992 guide is being updated for Ada 95 by the original authors, the Software Productivity Consortium. During its update phase, the public is invited to provide comments about the guide to the Software Productivity Consortium. Both versions of the style guide are available for downloading from the AdaIC's Internet host (sw-eng.falls-church.va.us) in the ../public/adaic/docs/style-guide directory. Getting connected The AdaIC's Internet host address is sw- eng.falls-church.va.us (IP address 199.75.54.2). The Ada host is available to all Internet users 24-hours a day via the following Internet access, search, and retrieval utilities: - anonymous file transfer protocol (ftp) ftp sw-eng.falls-church.va.us login: anonymous password: - ftpmail To obtain complete instructions, send e-mail to: ftpmail@sw-eng.falls-church.va.us with the word "help" in the subject line. - Gopher gopher sw-eng.falls-church.va.us - Wide Area Information Server (WAIS) sw-eng.falls-church.va.us - World Wide Web (WWW) http://sw-eng.falls-church.va.us/ Direct any questions concerning access to action@sw-eng.falls-church.va.us or to the AdaIC telephone help-desk staff at 1/800-AdaIC-11 (232-4211) or 703/681-2466. Getting connected without Internet access Computer users who don't have Internet access may access Ada information on the AdaIC Internet host via our dial-up line. The phone number is: 703/681-2845. Set your communications parameters as follows: Baud Rate: 300-28,800 Data bits: 8 Parity: None Stop Bits: 1 Flow Control: XON/XOFF Emulation: VT100 Once a connection is achieved, login: guest password: Ada4sw-eng Direct any questions concerning access to the AdaIC telephone help-desk staff at 1/800-AdaIC-11 (232-4211) or 703/681-2466. Paper copies Ada Quality and Style: Guidelines for Professional Programmers, Version 02.01.01, December 1992, is available in paper copy from the DTIC and NTIS. When the style guide update for Ada 95 is complete, it will be available in paper copy from DTIC and NTIS. Defense contractors that have DTIC accounts should contact DTIC to order the document. The cost is $17.40 for each paper copy and $4.00 for each microfiche copy. The DTIC accession number is AD-A259-300. Contact DTIC at: DTIC Cameron Station Alexandria, VA 22314 Phone: 703/274-7633 Other interested parties should contact NTIS to order their copies. The cost is $36.50 for each paper copy and $17.50 for each microfiche copy. The NTIS accession number is AD-A259-300. Contact NTIS at: NTIS U.S. Department of Commerce 5285 Port Royal Road Springfield, VA 22161 Phone: 703/487-4600 It should be understood that, although Ada Quality and Style will be freely available for downloading, etc., the Consortium still retains the copyright. They have granted permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute copies -- but no fee may be charged, and all copies must include the copyright notice and the permission notice. Furthermore, the name Software Productivity Consortium, Inc., cannot be used in advertising or publicity pertaining to distribution of the guidelines without specific, written prior permission. And Software Productivity Consortium, Inc., makes no representations about the suitability of the guidelines for any purpose. It is provided "as is," without express or implied warranty. Form D085-0895 styl-ord.txt ********************** The views, opinions, and findings contained in this report are those of the author(s) and should not be construed as an official Agency position, policy, or decision, unless so designated by other official documentation. Copyright 1995. IIT Research Institute. All rights assigned to the U.S. Government (Ada Joint Program Office). Permission to reprint this flyer, in whole or in part, is granted, provided the AdaIC is acknowledged as the source. ********************** Ada Information Clearinghouse (AdaIC) P.O. Box 1866 Falls Church, VA 22204 Telephone: 1-800-AdaIC-11 (1-800/232-4211) or 703/681-2466 Fax: 703/681-2869 E-mail: adainfo@sw-eng.falls-church.va.us The AdaIC is sponsored by the Ada Joint Program Office and operated by IIT Research Institute.