Ada Compiler Review
Volume Number: 5
Issue Number: 9
Column Tag: Ada Additions
By Patrick McDermott, Saint Louis, MO
Isn’t Ada an acronym??
The Ada language has been approved by the International Standards Organization
as a standard programming language for all computers hosting compilers which have
been “validated” by the Ada Joint Program Office (AJPO). Ada has the backing of some
powerful customers (i.e. United States Department of Defense). The United States
Department of Defense (DoD) has mandated that Ada must be used on all future defense
systems. Ah, I can hear the cash register ringing in the minds of many readers. Ada is
fast becoming the language of choice in the military and commercial sectors of the
world! “Star Wars” and the Space Station plan on developing all of the “mission
critical” software using Ada. I believe that the Macintosh community has grossly
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