Ada and GNAT Pro Training

Course 3 - Ada Programming with GNAT Pro: Fundamentals

Target Audience

Programmers interested in learning the fundamentals of Ada software development

Course Duration

5 Days

Workshop

Hands-on exercises using the GNAT Pro toolsuite

Course Description

This course provides a full introduction to programming in Ada. Classic programming features are discussed, with an emphasis on Ada’s support for constructing modular, portable, and reliable systems. Although most of the course deals with Ada 83 features, a number of important facilities of Ada 95 are introduced, including the access type enhancements and child libraries. This course also summarizes the new features added in Ada 2005. Students should have a basic grounding in one or more modern programming languages, such as C or Pascal, as a prerequisite.

Summary of Topics Covered

- Fundamental data types: integer types, enumeration types, real types, record and array types

- Basic algorithmic features (expressions, statements, subprograms)

- Exceptions and exception handling

- Access-to-object types; unchecked deallocation

- Access parameters

- Access-to-subprogram types

- Modular program construction using packages, private types, and child library units

- Generic units

- Managing projects with GPS

- Input-Output

- Ada 83/95 compatibility issues