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
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