Origins of Ada features

A survey of the features of the 1983 ANS I standard Ada language, tracing their origi n through earlier versions of Ada and beyond . The description of features is deliberately terse , to reduce the bulk of the text . Designed for a technical readership, it does little more tha n identify the features . Gross features can b e named, but it is noticeable that later change s were at a progressively more detailed level, wit h correspondingly more wordy descriptions .