Ada: Concurrent Programming (2/E)
by Narain Gehani
ISBN 0-929306-08-2
1991
220 pages, Paperback
$35.95 (US Dollars)
Author Bios: Gehani

 Summary    Contents  

This book explains Ada's concurrent programming facili- ties and shows how to use them. Chapters in this book focus on the following topics:

• Introduction to concurrent programming
• Tasking facilities and task types
• Exceptions and tasking
• Device drivers
• Real-time programming
• Issues in concurrent programming
• Large concurrent programming examples
• Historical view of other concurrent programming models
• Sequential programming in Ada.

Examples given in this book are taken from a variety of application areas including simulation, real-time program- ming, and device control. Much of the text in this new edi- tion has been rewritten, the book has been completely reformatted, and it now contains exercises.

Chapters:

• Introduction
• Tasking Facilities
• Task Types
• Exceptions and Tasking
• Device Drivers
• Real-Time Programming
• Some Issues in Concurrent Programming
• More Examples
• Concluding Remarks
• Appendix A: Task Interaction: A Historical Perspective
• Appendix B: Sequential Programming in Ada - A Synopsis
• Annotated Bibliography
• Index