Episode 102 - Application of Ada

Feb 20, 2023

This episode picks up where we left off last time. We are looking at Ada and its applications. How does Ada handle tasking? What's the deal with objects? And, most importantly, what are some neat uses of the language?

 

Selected Sources:

 

https://dl.acm.org/doi/pdf/10.1145/956653.956654 - Rationale for the Design of Ada

 

https://trs.jpl.nasa.gov/bitstream/handle/2014/45345/08-2590_A1b.pdf - Cassini's AACS computer and software

 

http://www.bitsavers.org/components/intel/iAPX_432/171821-001_Introduction_to_the_iAPX_432_Architecture_Aug81.pdf - Behold the iAPX 432