Is Java Augmented with the RTSJ a Better Real-Time Systems Implementation Technology than Ada 95?
A. J. Wellings
This paper argues that Java (augmented by version 1.1 of the Real-Time Specification) will become superior to Ada 95 as a real-time systems implementation technology -- once efficient and full implementations of version 1.1 become available. This is because the RTSJ will have an integrated set of mechanisms for representing the characteristics of real-time activities and a framework from within which those activities can be scheduled. Ada 95, in contrast, has a set of orthogonal low-level mechanisms which are invisible to the scheduler. Ada must, therefore, rise to the challenge and enhance its real-time support.
BibTex Entry
@inproceedings{Wellings2003a,
author = {A. J. Wellings},
booktitle = {Proceedings of IRTAW 12, Ada Letters, Vol XXIII(4)},
pages = {16-21},
title = {Is Java Augmented with the RTSJ a Better Real-Time Systems Implementation Technology than Ada 95?},
year = {2003}
}