Ada Distilled

Ada, an internationally standardized object-oriented language, was designed for programming large, long-lived systems, especially those with stringent reliability requirements. This introduction is a survey of Ada's key features, with a focus on those most useful to embedded programmers.

Ada Programmer's Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

IMPORTANT NOTE: No FAQ can substitute for real teaching and documentation. There is a list of tutorials and an annotated list of Ada books in the companion Learning Ada FAQ.

Computer-Assisted Tutorials

There are many ways to learn Ada. Many fine Ada-related books are of course available (see our Online Bookshop). For those seeking to do it with a computer, here are some possibilities: Lovelace LAW C/C++ to Ada 95 HOT_Ada AdaTutor AdaMentor 95 Book Reviews Online Bookshop

Ada Tutorial and Free Ada Compilers

You can download the shareware AdaTutor program here. This program covers Ada through Ada 95. It does not discuss Ada 2005. To get started, see the file README.TXT. Please note that, since the program was written, our E-address has changed to rusticj@adatutor.com and our postal address has changed to JOHN J HERRO, 6542 CHESAPEAKE RUN, CINCINNATI OH 45248-6803, U.S.A. We wish you success with Ada