Decimal Computation

Annotation This Ada 95 Reference Manual is essentially identical to the new International Standard ISO/IEC 8652:1995(E) for the Ada programming language. The thorough technical revisions and extensions documented in this manual are built on broad participation from the international Ada community and generous support by leading institutions. Over 750 submitted revision requests were evaluated, and the resulting enhancements make Ada 95 an outstanding language. The flexibility of languages such as C++, modern features such as object orientation, and improved interfacing capabilities have been added to the reliable software engineering capabilities provided and proven for over a decade by the predecessor version Ada 83; furthermore, upward compatibility from Ada 83 to Ada 95 has been achieved The proceedings from the June 2001 conference in Vail, Colorado, feature 30 papers on binary strings, multiplication and exponentiation, cryptography, division and square root, elementary functions and rounding, number systems, floating high points, addition, logarithmic number systems, and on-line arithmetic. An abstract of the keynote speech offers a processor architect's perspective on computer arithmetic. And a reprint of Knowles's "A Family of Adders," which was mis-printed in the proceedings from the previous conference, is included. Contributors represent 11 countries. Name index only. c. Book News Inc Ada is a programming language designed to support the construction of long-lived, highly reliable software systems. S. Tucker Taft, Robert A. Duff, Eds. International Standard Iso/iec 8652:1995(e). Includes Index.