Job opening for experienced Ada developer in Huntsville, AL

Job opening for experienced Ada developer in Huntsville, AL

[Marc Criley]

My employer, HigherEchelon, is currently looking for an experienced (10+ years) Ada developer to modify and write flight software and supporting tools and simulations in Huntsville, AL (with relocation assistance). Here's a brief description:

"Modify existing Apache AH-64 flight software written in Ada, along with related software models/simulations to support independent flight software testing.

"Work in a Lunix environment and modify (as required) existing simulations, models and drivers. The candidate should have software tools experience and be able to read requirements and as required create new code to support AH-64 PPSS (Post Production Services Support) independent testing. Create, compile and execute automated test procedures and maintain Software development folders for modified or new Ada code."

Candidate needs to be a US citizen and have or be able to obtain a security clearance.

If you're interested in living in and doing Ada (for real) in the Rocket City, send me a reply. Or if you just have any questions about Huntsville or HighEchelon, ask those too. I'm quite happy to be living and working here.

Re: Job opening for experienced Ada developer in Huntsville, AL

[Marc Criley]

On Friday, September 12, 2014 8:30:07 AM UTC-5, Marc Criley wrote:

> "Work in a Lunix environment

Jeeze.

Linux. Linux. Linux.

That'll teach me to better proofread copy/pastes.

Re: Job opening for experienced Ada developer in Huntsville, AL

[Luke A. Guest]

Marc Criley <marc.criley@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Friday, September 12, 2014 8:30:07 AM UTC-5, Marc Criley wrote:
> 
>> "Work in a Lunix environment
> 
> Jeeze.
> 
> Linux. Linux. Linux.
> 
> That'll teach me to better proofread copy/pastes.

I did wonder

Re: Job opening for experienced Ada developer in Huntsville, AL

[Björn Lundin]

On 2014-09-12 16:28, Marc Criley wrote:
> On Friday, September 12, 2014 8:30:07 AM UTC-5, Marc Criley wrote:
> 
>> "Work in a Lunix environment
> 

Could have been the unix they use on the moon?
NASA?
But I guess that helicopter does not fly THAT high...

;-)

--
Björn

Re: Job opening for experienced Ada developer in Huntsville, AL

[francois_fabien]

Le samedi 13 septembre 2014 13:46:54 UTC+2, björn lundin a écrit :
> On 2014-09-12 16:28, Marc Criley wrote:
> 
> > On Friday, September 12, 2014 8:30:07 AM UTC-5, Marc Criley wrote:
> 
> > 
> 
> >> "Work in a Lunix environment
> 
> > 
> 
> 
> 
> Could have been the unix they use on the moon?
> 
> NASA?
> 
> But I guess that helicopter does not fly THAT high...
> 
> 
> 
> ;-)
> 
> 
> 
> --
> 
> Björn

Your post is GREAT !

Re: Job opening for experienced Ada developer in Huntsville, AL

[Adam Beneschan]

On Saturday, September 13, 2014 4:46:54 AM UTC-7, björn lundin wrote:

> >> "Work in a Lunix environment

> Could have been the unix they use on the moon?
> 
> NASA?

Think a little smaller.  It's the Unix version they used in the Commodore 64.  Really.

(For you young'uns reading this: the C64 was an 8-bit home computer with 64KB of RAM from the early 1980s.)

                                -- Adam

Re: Job opening for experienced Ada developer in Huntsville, AL

[Björn Lundin]

On 2014-09-15 16:36, Adam Beneschan wrote:
> On Saturday, September 13, 2014 4:46:54 AM UTC-7, björn lundin wrote:
> 
>>>> "Work in a Lunix environment
> 
>> Could have been the unix they use on the moon?
>>
>> NASA?
> 
> Think a little smaller.  It's the Unix version they used in the Commodore 64. 
> Really.

Fascinating, the diversity of unix and its clones.
They never heard of 'There can be only one'...

And since I learned something new today too,
the day was not wasted :-)

--
Björn

Re: Job opening for experienced Ada developer in Huntsville, AL

[Jeffrey Carter]

On 09/15/2014 07:36 AM, Adam Beneschan wrote:
> 
> Think a little smaller.  It's the Unix version they used in the Commodore 64.  Really.

I had one of those for my 2nd PC. Never heard of Lunix, though.

> (For you young'uns reading this: the C64 was an 8-bit home computer with 64KB of RAM from the early 1980s.)

And 64 KB was quite a lot at the time.

-- 
Jeff Carter
"Sir Lancelot saves Sir Gallahad from almost certain temptation."
Monty Python & the Holy Grail
69

Re: Job opening for experienced Ada developer in Huntsville, AL

[Maciej Sobczak]

> Think a little smaller.  It's the Unix version they used in the Commodore 64.  Really.

From what I understand, Unix relies on some support for memory protection, which did not exist on C64 and 8-bit is quite a constraint in other areas of the system architecture as well.
The only references I have found for such systems call them "Unix-like". I think this is fair enough and I would not call it a "Unix version".
Of course I agree that it is anyway quite an achievement.

(Did it support Ada? OK - I had to ask to keep the post on-topic. ;-) )

-- 
Maciej Sobczak * http://www.msobczak.com * http://www.inspirel.com

Re: Job opening for experienced Ada developer in Huntsville, AL

[Adam Beneschan]

On Tuesday, September 16, 2014 12:52:37 AM UTC-7, Maciej Sobczak wrote:
> > Think a little smaller.  It's the Unix version they used in the Commodore 64.  Really.
> 
> From what I understand, Unix relies on some support for memory protection, which did not exist on C64 and 8-bit is quite a constraint in other areas of the system architecture as well.
> 
> The only references I have found for such systems call them "Unix-like". I think this is fair enough and I would not call it a "Unix version".

Yeah, that was a little sloppy of me.

> Of course I agree that it is anyway quite an achievement.

Writing *any* significant piece of software in 6502 assembly is a major achievement, in my view.

                              -- Adam

Re: Job opening for experienced Ada developer in Huntsville, AL

[Simon Clubley]

On 2014-09-16, Maciej Sobczak <see.my.homepage@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Think a little smaller.  It's the Unix version they used in the Commodore 64.  Really.
>
> From what I understand, Unix relies on some support for memory protection,
> which did not exist on C64 and 8-bit is quite a constraint in other areas of
> the system architecture as well.

uCLinux runs without a MMU:

http://www.uclinux.org/

> The only references I have found for such systems call them "Unix-like". I
> think this is fair enough and I would not call it a "Unix version".
> Of course I agree that it is anyway quite an achievement.
>

I'll let you decide if uCLinux is Unix or not. :-)

Simon.

-- 
Simon Clubley, clubley@remove_me.eisner.decus.org-Earth.UFP
Microsoft: Bringing you 1980s technology to a 21st century world

Re: Job opening for experienced Ada developer in Huntsville, AL

[gautier_niouzes]

Le mardi 16 septembre 2014 17:08:07 UTC+2, Adam Beneschan a écrit :

> Writing *any* significant piece of software in 6502 assembly is a major achievement, in my view.

It could be worse: writing 6502 machine code directly with opcodes, on a 6502 machine itself. That's a funny exercise!
The largest piece of software I did that way was a 6502 interpreter in 6502 machine code (I expect the question: for which purpose ?)
_________________________ 
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Re: Job opening for experienced Ada developer in Huntsville, AL

[Mike Silva]

On Tuesday, September 16, 2014 8:08:07 AM UTC-7, Adam Beneschan wrote:
> 
> Writing *any* significant piece of software in 6502 assembly is a major achievement, in my view.
> 
Good times!  Good good times!