Real-time schedulability-analyzable mechanisms in Ada9X

The paradigm of computing defined by real-time applications places significant requirements on programming languages, among them (1) interfacing to hardware devices, (2) maintainability, portability, reliability, and safely, (3) fault tolerance, and nonstop operation; (4) concurrency, and (5) achieving correct timing predictably (and the consequent paramount schedulability analyzability requirement). We trace how these requirements affect various mechanisms of a typical programming language. Ada9X/spl minus/a new emerging standard for Ada/spl minus/is then illustrated as an example of a serious attempt to address these requirements in a programming language standard. While Ada9X is far from perfect, it is a significant step, and we are hopeful for the trend of schedulability analyzable languages to gain momentum and continue.< >