SEIC News Briefs, W/E May 19, 1997

SEIC News Briefs, W/E May 19, 1997

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Software Engineering News Briefs
Week Ending:  May 16, 1997

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ADA 95: THE LANGUAGE SPEAKS FOR ITSELF
Topic:  Ada

In the May 1997 edition of Object Magazine, Robert Leif, Tom Moran, and 
Randy Brukardt speak out against critics who claim that Ada is no longer 
commercially viable.  In their article, the authors cite the Ada successes 
found in the Boeing 777 and commercial satellite systems, as well as the 
recent commercial acceptance of Smalltalk (a language which pre-dates 
Ada) as evidence that Ada 95 is still quite new.

The authors conclude by showing how Ada facilitates the development of 
Windows applications; how software portability and interoperability are 
ingrained in the Ada culture; and how the Ada Semantic Interface 
Specification has taken Ada to a new level of portability.

SOURCE:  R. Leif, T. Moran, R. Brukardt, "Ada 95:  The Language Speaks 
for Itself," Object Magazine, May 1997, v7 n3, pp32-39.

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ARC OFFERS REUSE CLASSES
Topic:  Reuse

The Army Reuse Center (ARC), will be presenting the following classes at 
its facilities in Building 1464, 6th Street, Fort Belvoir, VA:

June 11, 1997

Management Introduction to Software Reuse
Initiating Software Reuse
Implementing Software Reuse

June 12, 1997

Management Introduction to Domain Engineering
Managing the Domain Engineering Task
Implementing Domain Engineering

Call the ARC at 703/806-3580 for registration information.

SOURCE:  ARC News, April 1997, v5 n6 p13. 

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FOUR NEW COMPONENTS IN THE ARC LIBRARY
Topic:  Ada, Reuse

The Army Reuse Center (ARC) Library has recently added four new 
components:  "MTF_CONSTANTS 10D003UY," "MTF_CUSTOM 10D003UZ," 
"MTF_CUSTOM_TOOLS 10D003V0," "MTF_HYPERTEXT 10D003V2."

MTF_CONSTANTS is an Ada package that provides types and constants 
definitions for the Message Text Formatter (MTF) system.

MTF_CUSTOM is an Ada package that handles all operations associated with 
setting up custom screens for the MTF environment.  MTF_CUSTOM allows 
users to modify screen, mouse, and modem configurations, and alter passwords.

MTF_CUSTOM_TOOLS is an Ada package that allows a user to customize MTF 
editor defaults such as screen colors and mouse options.

MTF_HYPERTEXT is an Ada package that provides a non-intrusive method for 
displaying context-sensitive help within the MTF environment.  Context 
sensitive help includes topic, functionality, fields, and keystrokes 
associated with the form.

For a library user account, contact Mr. Roy Lloyd at 703/806-4181 or DSN 
656-4181,

SOURCE:  ARC News, April 1997, v5 n6 p9.

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