Early Experiences Adopting Ada 95
Author: I. Patton, and W. Prichett
Format: Microsoft Word
Summary: A discussion of the early experiences of two early adoption projects undertaken by the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA): the Joint Automated Message Editing Software (JAMES) and Airfields.
An ANDF Based Ada 95 Compiler System
Author: J. Bundgaard
Format: Word Perfect
Summary: The presentation of an Ada 95 compiler system that uses the Architecture Neutral Distribution Format (ANDF) as an intermediate program representation.
The GNAT Implementation of Controlled Types
Author: C. Comar, G. Dismukes, and F. Gasperoni
Format: Microsoft Word
Summary: An implementation model for supporting Ada 95 controlled types in the GNAT compiler.
Termination of Ada Tasks in Hardware
Author: L. Bjornfot, K. Lundqvist, G. Wall and L. Asplund
Format: Postscript & RTF for Mac
Summary: A paper on highly parallel algorithms for termination of Ada tasks.
An Introduction to Child Program Units
Author: N. Cohen
Format: ASCII Text
Summary: A paper on a new feature of Ada 95, child program units. Logical nesting, uses of child units, and special rules are discussed.
Development and Distribution of Ada Courseware
Author: F. Van Scoy, J. Beidler, and B. Malloy
Format: WordPerfect
Summary: A discussion of process involvement, issues addressed, and consumer benefits for evaluating and cataloging Ada courseware products for electronic distribution over the Internet by West Virginia University and ASSET.
Ada 83/95 Bindings to OSF's Distributed Computing Environment (DCE)
Author: R. Kram and E. Gallagher
Format: Microsoft Word
Summary: A description of general rehosting issues and the specific methodology used to create a set of Ada 95 bindings to the Open Software Foundation's (OSF) Distributed Computing Environment (DCE), particularly the RPC service Application Programming Interface (API).
Interfacing Ada to C - Solutions to Four Problems
Author: M. Gart
Format: Microsoft Word
Summary: Proposed solutions to problems encountered when developing an Ada 95 binding to Windows NT: interfacing Ada and C programs; representation of C variable-length argument lists; representation of C unions; representation of variable-length arrays; and the interface between Ada and C DLL data.
An Ada Binding for ODMG-93
Author: S. Lindsay and M. Roth
Format: Microsoft Word
Summary: A paper identifying the major decisions involved in creating an Ada language binding for the Object Definition Language (ODL), Object Manipulation Languages (OML), and Object Query Languages (OQL) proposed in ODMG-93 object database standard.
Implementing the Model-View-Controller Paradigm in Ada 95
Author: J. Sasine and R. Toal
Format: Microsoft Word
Summary: The implementation of an MVC framework using Ada 95, including an extensible architecture for supporting new platforms, event-driven behavior, and a novel registration-based broadcast notification mechanism.
Ada 95 as a Base to Architect Systems in O4S (Objects for Systems)
Author: I. Ogren
Format: Microsoft Word
Summary: Ada 95 and MIL-STD-498 can be used not only for software development, but also to create an architectural base for systems work concerning information systems work in general.
Author: C. Snyder
Format: Microsoft Word
Summary: A paper exploring software architecture questions and describing an organizational infrastructure through which an architectural focus can assist in developing quality software base on MIL-STD-498.
Ada Reuse in Application Architectures: A Look Back at BLSM and Forward to ITV-MOD
Author: B. Senters
Format: Microsoft Word
Summary: A discussion of reusable Ada components in two Air Force (AF) program application architectures as they are applied to a third AF program contracted to increase reuse, and lower the cost of modernizing legacy, proprietary, stovepipe, COBOL systems, into open systems using reusable components, OO methods, and Ada.
Real-Time Avionics in Ada 83
Author: D. Silvasi-Patchin
Format: Microsoft Word
Summary: The actual design and implementation of a Real-Time Avionics project completed in the Ada 83 language.
A Software Design Method for Ada 95 Based Concurrent and Real-Time Systems
Author: R. Pettit and H. Gomaa
Format: Microsoft Word
Summary: A paper describing how the features of Ada 95 that help in concurrent software design have been incorporated into the ADARTS 95 and CODARTS/Ada 95 design methods.
Implementing Ada Protected Objects - Interface Issues and Optimization
Author: E. Giering and T. Baker
Format: Postscript
Summary: Possible optimizations of the implementation of protected objects for some special cases, outlining and inline and callback version of a runtime system interface for protected objects.
A Reinforcement Strategy for Least Slack Scheduling Using BPHT
Author: L. Asplund
Format: Postscript & Microsoft Word
Summary: A general approach to delayed reinforcement learning by the use of supervised training algorithms (BPHT) us used for task scheduling.