[author : Michael Swaine] #Edito

TABLE OF CONTENTS

[author : Terry Ritter]

The theory and practice of the cyclic redundancy check, an error-detection technique whose misuse can lead to undetected error.

[author : Dennis E. Hamilton]

This program implements the fastest known algorithm for the computation of arbitrary integer powers.

[author : Do-While Jones]

Do-White enlists us for basic training in Ada, using a problem domain familiar to most GIs.

[author : Richard Conn]

A guided tour of the Defense Data Network’s 300-plus files of public-domain Ada programs. Security clearance not required. 20 megabytes of public-domain Ada code.

[author : Bill Walker and Stephen Alexander]

Most languages confound the abstract definition of a data structure with the details of its implementation. The authors, in constructing a priority queue, show how to separate the two.

[author : Allen Holub]

The history, shell variable, and alias support routines, with notes on compiling the shell and portability issues.

[author : Ray Duncan]

Ray's recommendations, plus Trojan horse programs you'll want to avoid. Also: expanding the environment and more on decision variables.

[author : Richard Grigonis]

[author : Frank DeRose]