Object-Oriented Development Efforts

Object-Oriented Development Efforts

[Ronald]

As a project manager for an IBM mainframe user's group (GUIDE
International), I am often questioned as to who is using object-
oriented languages, DBMSs, and development techniques in their
shops.  I have made a number of queries as to who is using any
of the above for conventional business and MIS applications such
as Order Entry, Purchasing, Accounting, or Executive Information
Systems.  To date, I have received very few responses indicating
any activity in these areas.

So my question is, who is using OO-(fill in the blank) and to
what purpose ?  What kinds of applications are being developed,
and for what kinds of customers ?  Is object-oriented simply a
tool for compiler architects, or electrical engineers, or simply
a marketing buzzword ?  

Please send me information about your application and customer,
and I'll suumarize and post it later to the net.  Please include
the following if at all possible:

   o     A brief description of the application
   o     Number of staff devoted to the effort
   o     Size of the project (man-months, LOC, ...)
   o     Language or DBMS used
   o     Development Methodology, and author of methodology

Thanks for your help.


Ron Schultz
schultz@grebyn.com

Re: Object-Oriented Development Efforts

[Michael Hunter]

schultz@grebyn.com (Ronald) writes:
>
>   o     A brief description of the application
In house scientific applications and flight programs for satellites.
>   o     Number of staff devoted to the effort
4
>   o     Size of the project (man-months, LOC, ...)
small...approximately 13-15 KLOC of Ada
(that is the satellite stuff)
the analysis stuff varies and is written in C, C++, and Pascal
using varying levels of OOPs type programming.
>   o     Language or DBMS used
Ada, Pascal, C, and C++ (actually I am still trying to get people to accept
C++ fully...but it is coming.. :))
>   o     Development Methodology, and author of methodology
We use basic OOPs ideas (abstraction, late binding, encapsulation).  Up to
this point it has been hard to sell anything to radical to some of the older
engineers.  Some of them still think that "data structures" are evil.

I would like to see the results of your survey if possible...

                                        Michael
                                

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Re: Object-Oriented Development Efforts

[David Prager]

In article <24386@gryphon.COM> bagpiper@pnet02.gryphon.com (Michael Hunter) writes:
>schultz@grebyn.com (Ronald) writes:
>>
>We use basic OOPs ideas (abstraction, late binding, encapsulation).  Up to
>this point it has been hard to sell anything to radical to some of the older
>engineers.  Some of them still think that "data structures" are evil.

Oh, no, its older engineers! Pretty soon, we're going to stop using
punchcards for our work. We may not program in anything as radical
as C++, but we are looking into OOPS; maybe Fortran++.


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Re: Object-Oriented Development Efforts

[Patrick Deupree]

In article <1364@pilchuck.Data-IO.COM> prager@pilchuck.Data-IO.COM (David Prager) writes:
>Oh, no, its older engineers! Pretty soon, we're going to stop using
>punchcards for our work. We may not program in anything as radical
>as C++, but we are looking into OOPS; maybe Fortran++.
>

Hey, just as long as it isn't object oriented COBOL.  I can't tell you
how much it scared me to hear that they were actually planning that one.
Heck, that's just as bad as Presentation Manager development with COBOL.
-- 
"I place my faith in fools.  Self confidence, my friends call it."
					-Edgar Allen Poe

Patrick Deupree -> patrickd@chinet.chi.il.us

Re: Object-Oriented Development Efforts

[Cay Horstmann]

In article <1990Jan21.211023.23538@chinet.chi.il.us> patrickd@chinet.chi.il.us (Patrick Deupree) writes:
>
>Hey, just as long as it isn't object oriented COBOL.  I can't tell you
>how much it scared me to hear that they were actually planning that one.
>Heck, that's just as bad as Presentation Manager development with COBOL.

If it comes out, it will undoubtedly be called "ADD 1 TO COBOL".