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A Survey of Computer Programming Languages
Currently Used in the Department of Defense

Audrey A. Hook, Task Leader

Bill Brykczynski
Catherine W. McDonald
Sarah H. Nash
Christine Youngblut

January 1995


UNCLASSIFIED IDA PAPER P-3054

Approved for public release, unlimited distribution: March 10, 1995

Prepared by the INSTITUTE FOR DEFENSE ANALYSES 1801 N. Beauregard Street, Alexandria, Virginia 22311 for the DEFENSE INFORMATION SYSTEMS AGENCY, Center for Software, DoD Software Intiatives Dept., 5600 Columbia Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041

Contract DASW01 94 C 0054 Task T-S5-306


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Table of Contents

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Sections
1. INTRODUCTION

1.1 Purpose
1.2 Background
1.3 Approach
1.4 Language Counting Issues
1.5 Scope
1.6 Organization

2. SURVEY METHOD

2.1 Population Identification
2.1.1 Weapon Systems Population
2.1.2 Automated Information Systems Population
2.2 Sample Selection
2.2.1 Weapon Systems Sample
2.2.2 Automated Information Systems Sample
2.3 Data Collection Form
2.4 Contact Process
2.5 Respondent Errors
2.6 Analysis Process

3. RESPONDENT AND PROGRAMMATIC PROFILE

3.1 Weapon System Responses
3.1.1 Services
3.1.2 Acquisition Category
3.1.3 Acquisition Phase
3.2 AIS Responses
3.2.1 Services
3.2.2 Acquisition (Life-Cycle) Phase

4. LANGUAGE USAGE FINDINGS

4.1 Weapon System Findings
4.2 AIS Findings

5. CONCLUSIONS AND DISCUSSION

6. RECOMMENDATION

Appendicies
APPENDIX A. SURVEY INSTRUMENT
APPENDIX B. SURVEY DATA

Lists
LIST OF REFERENCES
LIST OF ACRONYMS
LIST OF FIGURES
LIST OF TABLES


PREFACE

This paper was prepared by the Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA) for the Defense Information Systems Agency under the task order, Ada Technology Insertion, and fulfills an objective, to perform a survey of high order languages currently used in the Department of Defense.

This paper was reviewed by the following IDA research staff members: Dr. Alfred E. Brenner, Dr. Dennis W. Fife, Dr. Richard J. Ivanetich, Dr. John F. Kramer, and Dr. Dale E. Lichtblau.

The authors would like to acknowledge Ms. Jean Sammet for providing many suggestions on improving the data collection form. Ms. Sammet's knowledge of programming languages and their versions was most helpful. Ms. Linda Brown, Ms. Joan McGarity, and Mr. Don Reifer also provided guidance for conducting the survey. The survey respondents should also be thanked for taking time to complete and return the data collection form.


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