Brief Introduction to Ada -- What is Ada? -- Simple Program -- Use Clauses -- Simple Variable, Integers, Parameters and Exceptions -- Questions -- LESSON 2 Basic Ada Structure (Packages) -- Program Units -- Declarations and Bodies -- Packages -- Compilation Units -- Review of Basic Ada Structures -- Questions -- LESSON 3 Ada Lexical Elements -- Ada Lexical Elements -- Identifiers -- Numeric Literals -- Character and String Literals -- Questions -- LESSON 4 Procedures and Type Integer -- Type Integer -- Subprogram Declarations and Parameters -- Subprogram Bodies and Local Variables -- Questions -- LESSON 5 Statements (if, loop) -- If Statements -- Case Statements -- Simple Loops -- Loop Iteration Schemes -- Questions -- LESSON 6 Basic Types (Float, Boolean, subtypes, record) -- Type Float -- Boolean -- Creating Types and Subtypes -- Enumeration -- Arrays -- Records -- Private and Limited Private Types -- Questions -- LESSON 7 Object-Oriented Programming -- Object-Oriented Programming: Overview -- Object-Oriented Programming in Ada: Inheritance -- Dynamic Dispatching (Polymorphism) in Ada -- Encapsulation -- Standard Object-Oriented Format -- Abstract Types and Subprograms -- User-Controlled Initialization, Finalization, and Assignment -- Questions -- LESSON 8 Introduction to String Types -- Type Character and Wide_Character -- Types of Strings -- Basics of Type String -- Passing Strings Between Subprograms -- Unbounded_String Basics -- Unbounded_String Input and Output -- Questions -- LESSON 9 Basic Input and Output -- Simple Text File Input and Output -- Line and File Endings -- Miscellaneous Text_IO Capabilities -- Package Command_Line -- Questions -- LESSON 10 Exceptions -- Exception Basics -- Declaring Exceptions -- Handling Exceptions -- Questions -- LESSON 11 Generics -- Defining Generics -- Generic Formal Parameters -- Example of a Generic Package -- GADTs Versus GADOs -- Questions -- LESSON 12 Access Types -- Declaring Access Types -- Using Access Variables to Create Unbounded Types -- Basic Operations with Access Values -- Using Access Values -- Access Parameters (for Object Orientation) -- Unchecked_Deallocation -- Access Variables: Putting It All Together -- Questions -- LESSON 13 Tasks and Protected Types -- Tasking Basics -- Creating and Communicating with Tasks -- Protected Types: Part I -- Protected Types: Part II -- Other Tasking Issues -- Questions -- LESSON 14 Ada-Related Information -- Key Ada-Related Documents -- RM Structure -- On-Line Ada Information Sources -- Questions -- LESSON 15 Ada Program Structure -- Ada Program Structure -- Child Packages -- Questions -- LESSON 16 Interfacing to Other Languages -- General Information on Interfacing to Other Languages -- Interfacing with C -- Ada Bindings -- Java and Ada -- Writing Ada Applets -- A Larger Ada Applet -- Java Interfaces and Aliased Components -- Ada Language Versus Java Language -- Questions -- LESSON 17 Miscellaneous Ada Subjects -- Language-Defined Attributes -- Recursion -- Efficiency -- Safety and Ada -- Software Inspections/Reading Bugs Out -- Other Ada Capabilities -- Questions -- LESSON 18 Sample Ada Program "Small" -- Example Program Small (Introduction) -- Small's Object-Oriented Class Hierarchy -- Any Structures Missing (Locating Operations)? -- Attributes and Operations of Objects -- Parameter Types -- Starting Implementation -- Closing Remarks on Program Small -- Questions -- APPENDIX A Backus-Naur Form (BNF) -- APPENDIX B Source Code for the Generic Stack Example -- Package spec Generic_Stack -- Package body Generic_Stack -- Package spec Stack_Int -- Package spec Stack_Stack_Int -- Procedure body Demo_GS -- Procedure body Test_Generic_Stack -- APPENDIX C Program Small -- C.1 Class Diagram -- C.2 Sequence Diagram -- C.3 Collaboration Diagram -- C.4 Source Code for Program Small -- Procedure body Small -- Package spec Creatures -- Package spec Directions -- Package body Directions -- Package spec Items -- Package body Items -- Package spec Monsters -- Package spec Occupants -- Package body Occupants -- Package spec Parser -- Package body Parser -- Package spec Players -- Package spec Rooms -- Package body Rooms -- Package spec Things -- Package body Things 2 -- Package spec Ustrings -- Package body Ustrings -- Package spec World -- Package body World.