Resources

This page contains links to various Ada information resources.

A Brief Introduction Ada 2012 by John Barnes
Describes the major enhancements to the new language standard.
Ada 2005 Programming
Ada Programming is a comprehensive 200-page "Wikibooks" project that covers the Ada 2005 standard.
The Briefest Introduction to Ada 95
A very brief introduction indeed.
A Brief Introduction to Ada
A brief introduction to Ada using small examples to explain the basics.
Introductory Ada
Just enough information is presented for an entry level student to succeed in a first programming class.
Ada Essentials
Introduction to Ada presented as a first-year course in computer science. Makes good use of color and graphics.
Ada95 Lovelace Tutorial
This well-organized introductory course that includes a quiz in most sections to allow you to test your understanding.
Ada 95: The Craft of Object-Oriented Programming
An excellent text book that teaches Ada programming from an OO perspective.

Ada 2005 Language Reference Manual (LRM)
The official ISO/IEC 8652:2007(E) LRM.
Rationale for Ada 2005
Provides the reasoning behind the design decisions found in the Ada 2005 standard.
Annotated Ada 2005 Reference Manual
Provides LRM details for people like language lawyers and engineers who implement and maintain the Ada compilers.
GNAT Pro User Guide
Describes the use of GNAT Pro, a compiler and software development toolset.
GNAT Programming Studio (GPS)
Describes the use of AdaCore's Integrated Development Environment.
GNAT Reusable Components Collection
Explains how to apply AdaCore components and frameworks.

Ada Information Clearing House
News and resources for the Ada programming language.
Libre
The Libre website is dedicated to serving the Free Software, Open-Source, Ada Community.
SIGAda
Special Interest Group on Ada.
Ada Europe
The Ada-Europe organization represents European interests in Ada and Ada-related matters.

SAL (Stephe's Ada Library)
Generic abstract data types and math operations for kinematics and dynamics of masses in 3 dimensional space.
Dmitry Kazakov
Pattern matching, Simple components library, Industrial control widget library, etc.
Software Patterns Implemented in Ada
Abstract factories, Chain of responsibility, Mediator, Observer, etc.
Gautier de Montmollin
Generic image decoder, 3D graphics engine, Ada visual interface, Config file parser, Math packages, Zip-Ada, etc.