Ada SURVEY

Ada SURVEY

[Patrick J. Belliotti]

Thanks for taking the time to go through this short survey.

It is for a small research project in a graduate Data Algorithms and 
Programming course.  We program in Ada, and the text is Grady Booch's 
book (something like _Ada for advanced programmers_--I don't have it 
right in front of me.)

Please include "SURVEY" in your subject line, and if you would like a reply 
with my results, please include "REQUEST REPLY" also.

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1) Please list your occupation (Student, Programmer, Analyst, etc.)

2) Please mark the category your employer/institution would best fit:
      ___Education,
      ___Government-Non-Military,
      ___Government-Military, 
      ___Private-Non-Military,
      ___Private-Military
      ___Other(Describe)_____________________________

3) What kind of software do  you develop?

4) How many programmers employed there? _____
   How many programmers per supervisor? _____
   Are teams of programmers used? _____  How many per team? _____

5) What language requirements are mandated?
   ___Ada Only
   ___Non-Ada only with some justification(minimal paperwork)
   ___Non-Ada only with serious justification(lots of paperwork)
   ___No mandates whatsoever.  If no mandates:
                                 ___Supervisor decides language
                                 ___Programmer decides language

6) How well-liked is Ada among PROGRAMMERS at your company?
   ___Very.  The best.  Gung-ho!
   ___Liked better than most languages.
   ___Liked as good as any. 
   ___Disliked more than most.
   ___NOT!  The worst.
   Comments(Optional, of course): ____________________________________

7) How well-liked is Ada among SUPERVISORS/MANAGEMENT at your company?
   ___Very.  The best.  Gung-ho!
   ___Liked better than most languages.
   ___Liked as good as any. 
   ___Disliked more than most.
   ___NOT!  The worst.
   Comments(Optional, of course): ____________________________________

8) How safety critical is the software you develop?

   Is that a factor in deciding to (not to) use Ada?

9) Any other comments?



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Thank you very much for taking the time to go through this questionaire.  

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Patrick Belliotti
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