Real-Time Systems and Programming Languages: Third Edition

Author: Wang Zhenyu
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Publish Date: 2004-04-01
Features: This book is a best-selling textbook on real-time systems internationally. It comprehensively discusses the characteristics of real-time systems, embedded systems, and distributed systems, provides an in-depth analysis of the requirements for designing and implementing real-time embedded systems, and critically introduces the support provided by current programming languages and operating systems for designing and implementing real-time systems, with a focus on Ada95, real-time Java, real-time POSIX, and real-time CORBA. The book recommends the best programming languages for implementing different real-time systems. The rich content covered in this book is unparalleled compared to other books on real-time (or concurrent) programming languages. It comprehensively discusses the characteristics of real-time systems, embedded systems, and distributed systems, provides an in-depth analysis of the requirements for designing and implementing real-time embedded systems, and discusses how current programming languages and operating systems meet these requirements, with a focus on Ada95, real-time Java, and real-time POSIX. The book also covers the latest developments in the real-time field, including real-time CORBA. This book is a best-selling textbook on real-time systems internationally, with a wide range of coverage, making it suitable as a textbook for computer science programs in universities, for use by senior undergraduate and graduate students.