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Ada INCLUDED IN DoD DIRECTIVE 5000.2
The Ada mandate is listed under DoDI, 4.3.5 - Software Engineering as the following:
Software shall be managed and engineered using best processes and practices that are known to reduce cost, schedule, and technical risks. It is DoD policy to design and develop software systems based on systems engineering principles to include:
1. Developing software system architectures that support open system concepts; exploit commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) computer system products; and provide for incremental improvements based on modular, reusable, extensible software;
2. Identifying and exploiting software reuse opportunities, Government and commercial, before beginning new software development;
3. Use of the Ada programming language to develop code for which the government is responsible for life-cycle maintenance and support. Additional guidance is contained in DoDD 3405.1;
4. Use of DoD standard data. Additional guidance is contained in DoDD 8320.1;
5. Selecting contractors with the domain experience in developing comparable software systems, a successful past performance record, and a demonstrable mature software development capability and process; and
6. Use of software metrics to effect the necessary discipline of the software development process and assess the maturity of the software product.
7. Ensuring that information warfare risks have been assessed (DoDD TS-3600.1).
Ada 95 COMPILER, WebAda, AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET
WebAda is designed to be used with on-line tutorials, such as Lovelace, or used as a simple on-line Ada semantic checker. Personal compilers or tutorial pages can be developed because the page design is not fixed. By following the specified protocol, the results of the Ada compiler can be formatted to users needs.
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Ada A GOOD CHOICE FOR BUSINESS DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS
Riehle also discusses the use of Ada for information systems, traditionally the domain of COBOL. Riehle states that Ada 95 is an excellent alternative to COBOL. "In fact," he states, "I believe that, as a language, Ada is a better choice than COBOL for the development of new information systems." Riehle includes in his reasons for this statement the fact that Ada 95 includes direct support for decimal arithmetic and rules for the formation of edited output in Ada 95 are more consistent than those in COBOL.
INTEL PENTIUM OPTIMIZATIONS AVAILABLE FOR DDC-I Ada COMPILER SYSTEM
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Ada Information Clearinghouse P.O. Box 1866 Falls-Church, VA 22041 1-800/232-4211 or 703/681-2466 adainfo@sw-eng.falls-church.va.us http://sw-eng.falls-church.va.us
