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From: ezkcdude <zamir.evan@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: About studying Ada's implementation on its concurrent programming
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Date: 31 May 2007 11:00:36 -0700
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On May 31, 12:17 pm, Ray Blaak <rAYbl...@STRIPCAPStelus.net> wrote:
> Ed Falis <f...@verizon.net> writes:
> > If I were to pick up a single comprehensive book on concurrency in Ada,
> > it would be "Concurrency in Ada" by Burns and Welling.  A very good
> > description of the model and its use.  The only unfortunate part, is
> > that the new edition that covers Ada '05 is still pending publication,
> > though it can be preordered at Amazon under the title "Concurrent and
> > Real-Time Programming in Ada".  I expect that many of the weak points of
> > Ada 95 that the authors identified will be addressed in this new version
> > of the book due to changes in the language.
>
> I second this. It is especially good at explaining concurrency pitfalls with
> specific Ada issues, in particular how Ada's concurrency features tend to
> encourage "busy waiting" loops, and how to avoid that.
>
> --
> Cheers,                                        The Rhythm is around me,
>                                                The Rhythm has control.
> Ray Blaak                                      The Rhythm is inside me,
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You guys know more than me, but the (free) Ben-Ari book ("ASE"
available online as a pdf) has two chapters on concurrency and lots of
direct discussion of the ARM. That may be a place to start. It sure
doesn't cost anything.