CSEIC News Briefs, W/E August 29, 1997

CSEIC News Briefs, W/E August 29, 1997

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Computer Systems Engineering News Briefs
Week Ending:  August 29, 1997

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REPORT HELPS PROGRAM MANAGERS & SOFTWARE ENGINEERS WITH LANGUAGE SELECTION
Topic: Ada

To assist Program Managers and Software Engineers with the crucial 
selection of programming languages and the allocation of resources, the 
AdaIC has placed the presentation entitled "Programming Languages and 
Life Cycle Costs" on its Web Site.  The presentation provides the 
quantitative date on life cycle cost implications of programming language 
use.  Results of referenced language studies are presented regarding the 
impact of language selection on productivity, program integration, 
reliability, maintenance and cost.  Experiences and data are documented 
from several projects to validate the life cycle implications.  The 
presentation concludes with a summary of the findings for each of the 
cost factors identified throughout the presentation.

A link to the Presentation can be found on the following Web Page:
<http://sw-eng.falls-church.va.us/AdaIC/docs/present>. 

SOURCE:  Ada Joint Program Office (AJPO)

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NEW ADA COMPONENTS AT THE ARMY REUSE CENTER (ARC)
Topics: Ada, Reuse

Recent additions to the ARC Library include the components 
"OPEN_THE_DATABASE" and "SPAWAR_GEO_DATA_CLASS."

OPEN_THE_DATABASE (10d00f5) is an Ada package that reads an ASCII text 
file in order to determine the current database path.  Three exceptions 
may be raised from this RSC.  A project may reuse this code with no 
modifications.

SPAWAR_GEO_DATA_CLASS (10d003x2) is an Ada package that defines a 
heterogeneous class of objects for the Geographical_Data_Class.

For more information on the ARC Library and these components, visit the 
ARC Home Page at:  <http://arc_www.belvoir.army.mil>.

SOURCE:  ARC News, August 1997, v6, n2, p. 10.

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UPCOMING REUSE CLASSES 
Topic: Reuse

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

September 10, 1997 & December 3, 1997
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*Management Introduction to Software Reuse (8am-10am) 
*Initiating Software Reuse (10am-12pm)
*Implementing Software Reuse (1pm-5pm)

September 11, 1997 & December 4, 1997
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*Management Introduction to Domain Engineering (8am-10am)
*Managing the Domain Engineering Task (10am-12pm)
*Implementing Domain Engineering (1pm-5pm)

For registration and general information on these courses, call the ARC 
at 703/806-3580.

SOURCE:  ARC News, August 1997, v6, n2, p. 11.

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REUSE TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT OVERVIEW
Topic: Reuse

The Army Reuse Center's mission is to develop, maintain and administer 
the Army's total reuse program supporting the entire software development 
life cycle, and thus help the Army fulfill the DOD objective to institute 
reusable, maintainable, and reliable software.  Based upon the ARC's 
experiences in supporting multiple software reuse initiatives, the ARC 
has found that a six-step comprehensive software reuse process to be of 
value in establishing and evaluating a software reuse program.  These 
steps are:

1. Develop a Reuse Implementation Strategy (RIS)
2. Perform a Reuse Technology Assessment (RTA)
3. Develop a Reuse Implementation Plan (RIP)
4. Implement the RIP
5. Produce a Reuse Metrics Report (RMR)
6. Perform a Reuse Progress Assessment (RPA)

The full RTA report may be accessed at:  
<http://arc_www.belvoir.army.mil/odisc4/odisc4.htm>.

SOURCE:  ARC News, August 1997, v6, n2, pp. 5-6.

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