From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.3 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,INVALID_MSGID autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: f43e6,7d4aac432502acb2,start X-Google-Attributes: gidf43e6,public X-Google-Thread: 1108a1,7d4aac432502acb2,start X-Google-Attributes: gid1108a1,public X-Google-Thread: ff6c8,7d4aac432502acb2,start X-Google-Attributes: gidff6c8,public X-Google-Thread: 10db24,7d4aac432502acb2,start X-Google-Attributes: gid10db24,public X-Google-Thread: 103376,7d4aac432502acb2,start X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public From: cseic@sw-eng.falls-church.va.us (CSEIC) Subject: CSEIC News Briefs, W/E August 29, 1997 Date: 1997/08/29 Message-ID: <5u72b8$l5f@ns1.sw-eng.falls-church.va.us>#1/1 X-Deja-AN: 268954017 Organization: Computer Systems Engineering Information Clearinghouse Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada,comp.sw.components,comp.object,comp.software-eng,comp.edu Date: 1997-08-29T00:00:00+00:00 List-Id: Computer Systems Engineering News Briefs Week Ending: August 29, 1997 *************************************************************************** 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: . SOURCE: Ada Joint Program Office (AJPO) ***************************************************************** 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: . SOURCE: ARC News, August 1997, v6, n2, p. 10. ******************************************************** 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 -------------------------------------- *Management Introduction to Software Reuse (8am-10am) *Initiating Software Reuse (10am-12pm) *Implementing Software Reuse (1pm-5pm) September 11, 1997 & December 4, 1997 -------------------------------------- *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. *********************************************************** 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: . 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