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The first release of the NAG Ada Library is now imminent. The contents of this library are outlined here and its design, exploiting particular features of the language Ada, is discussed. The discussion is illustrated by samples of software developed for the solution of partial differential equations by the boundary integral equation/boundary element method.
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Symm, G.T. (1990). Scientific software in Ada. In: Mason, J.C., Cox, M.G. (eds) Scientific Software Systems. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-0841-3_1
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