Ada is a very expressive and robust programming language, chosen for applications where failure would result in catastrophic losses in terms of human life, economic damage, or major breach of security. Ada-Switzerland is a non-profit organization which promotes the use of Ada in Switzerland.

News

30 June 2015

Robert Dewar

It is with great sadness that we have to report the sudden loss of Robert Dewar to cancer. He will be sorely missed in the Ada World amongst others.

14 June 2015

New Website

Our website got a makeover, which aims at improved user experience on mobile devices. Check it out and please report any errors to our webmaster.

12 May 2014

Ada 2012 Reference Manual Published

Springer has published the Ada 2012 Reference Manual as LCNS Vol. 8339, available as eBook and paperback.

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Upcoming Events

13-17 June 2016

21st International Conference on Reliable Software Technologies

Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna
Pisa, Italy

Please refer to the conference website for detailed information.

Swiss-Based Projects

Ada has a long and successful track record in Switzerland in the development of mission-, safety-, and security-critical applications. A sample of some Swiss-based projects that owe much of their success to Ada are illustrated in the following slideshow images.

About

Ada-Switzerland is a non-profit organization and a member of Ada-Europe. It acts as a forum for persons and parties interested in the Ada programming language, its applications, and related technologies such as software engineering methods, development tools and bindings. The group promotes contacts and information among its members and interested parties. We organize meetings, seminars, conferences, and other activities related to our mandate which is to promote the use of the Ada programming language in Switzerland.

Membership

We currently offer two kinds of membership:
  1. Ada-Switzerland plus Ada-Europe membership for CHF 70 per year.
  2. Ada-Switzerland alone without Ada-Europe membership for CHF 20 per year.

Membership lasts from January 1st to December 31st.

If you wish to apply please contact us and provide the following details:

  • first name, last name
  • address
  • phone number
  • whether or not you want to become Ada-Europe member as well
The membership fees should be transferred to our PostFinance account 85-356348-7. Electronic payment is preferred.

Please not that in order to become a member of Ada-Switzerland you have to have an address in Switzerland. If you live outside of Switzerland and want to be part of the Ada community you should definitely have a look at the official list of national Ada organizations or contact the General Secretary.

Statutes & Minutes of Meeting

Resources

Ada is an expressive and robust language in which the default for every programming construct is inherently safe. It was designed to allow programs to be engineered rather than crafted and that is why Ada is chosen for applications where failure would result in catastrophic losses in terms of human life, economic damage, or a major breach of security. Ada 2012, the latest revision, brought design by contract and support for multicore platforms to the language.

Learning Ada

A brief introduction to Ada using small examples to explain the basics.

Ada Programming is a comprehensive 200-page Wikibooks project that covers the Ada 2012 standard.

AdaCore University is a dedicated e-learning center to teach the Ada language and the use of related technologies.

Language Documentation

Ada 2012 Reference Manual, the official ISO/IEC 8652:2012(E) standard.

The Ada 2012 Rationale describes the new features in Ada 2012 and gives reasons for the changes from Ada 2005.
Note: Important corrections to the published version of the Rationale are available here.

Journals and Technical Papers

Ada User Journal Archive

AdaCore has an excellent selection of technical papers.

Contact

Ada-Switzerland
c/o White Elephant GmbH
Beckengässchen 1
8200 Schaffhausen
Switzerland
Phone: +41 (0)52 624 29 39
PostFinance account: 85-356348-7

When you contact us you may do so in English (preferred) or German.

Please direct general enquiries to president@ada-switzerland.ch or use the contact form below.

If you experience technical issues with this website or feel like something is missing, please contact webmaster@ada-switzerland.ch.

Members of the Board

The current board was elected on the meeting of February 19th, 2015.

President

Ahlan Marriott
White Elephant GmbH
Beckengässchen 1
8200 Schaffhausen
Switzerland
Phone: +41 (0)52 624 29 39
Email: president@ada-switzerland.ch

Vice-President

David Mirfin
Les Savounettes A46
Route de la Jorette 11
1899 Torgon
Switzerland
Email: vice-president@ada-switzerland.ch

Treasurer

Marcel Schneider
Oerlikonerstrasse 31
8057 Zurich
Switzerland
Email: treasurer@ada-switzerland.ch

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