What is Ada?
It is a structured, statically typed, imperative, and object-oriented high-level programming language, extended from Pascal and other languages. It has built-in language support for design by contract (DbC), extremely strong typing, explicit concurrency, tasks, synchronous message passing, protected objects, and non-determinism. Ada improves code safety and maintainability by using the compiler to find errors in favor of runtime errors.
Ada is a tool in the Languages category of a tech stack.
Key Features
StructuredStatically typedImperativeObject-orientedHigh-level
Ada Pros & Cons
Pros of Ada
- ✓Ada Certification
- ✓Encapsulation
- ✓Gnatmake
- ✓Information hiding, and real modularity
- ✓Nested subprograms
- ✓SPARK
- ✓Strongly typed
- ✓Tasking and synchronization
Cons of Ada
- ✗Difficult to learn
Ada Alternatives & Comparisons
What are some alternatives to Ada?
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