Programming with abstract data types
Proceedings of the ACM SIGPLAN symposium on Very high level languages
PDL/Ada: a design language based on Ada
ACM SIGAda Ada Letters
The case for full Ada as a design language
ACM SIGAda Ada Letters
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Mayda Software Engineering is developing an Ada based design language, ADA/SDP. This effort is influenced by Mayda's experience in using and teaching SDP, the program design language developed and marketed by Mayda. Many organizations are planning to use Ada as a design language, sometimes with special features added. This paper presents a different approach for a PDL based on Ada. This approach uses a simplified Ada syntax with features that facilitate a more natural and readable design description. ADA/SDP provides nearly all the support the Ada compiler gives to the design process, but its relaxed syntax reflects human factors considerations unique to the design process, as opposed to coding. The argument is given that compared to using Ada as a design language, this approach is more appropriate for the design process and will be more acceptable to a large part of the software development community. It will also be a useful vehicle with which one can introduce Ada concepts.