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From: cptanpanic@my-deja.com
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Subject: Re: Need advice on reverse engineering Ada program.
Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2001 17:40:56 GMT
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Ok as you are not as impressed by 20,000 lines of code, I could for
your guidance.  I have been given this task, yet I am a new programmer
right out of college, so I have no idea how to take on this task.  I
started doing a flow chart but this might take half of forever.  If I
am to do a functional analysis what is the best way to approach this?
Thanks,
Brian

In article <t6opqh303ub4aa@corp.supernews.com>,
  "Jeff Creem" <jeff@thecreems.com> wrote:
> A tool like Rose might be nice....but at 20,000 lines ...unless is it
poorly
> written, it is pretty easy to figure it out on your own. In fact,
with the
> cost
> of the Rational tools, if you do not already have a license, I
suspect it
> will not
> be cost effective on such a small program.
>
> Also look at
> http://www.scitools.com/adapower_uada.html
>
> I downloaded a demo once but I never really got a chance to try it
out.
>
> <cptanpanic@my-deja.com> wrote in message
> news:94hn3q$om1$1@nnrp1.deja.com...
> > Hello,
> > I am currently employed in a job that has a 20,000 line Ada program
> > that they want to figure out everything it does in order to test,
and
> > or replace.  What are some good software packages that can extract
the
> > functionality out of the source?  I have already looked at the
Rational
> > software package, and it seems to do this, anyone have any
experience
> > with using it in the manner?  Or do you know of something better?
> > Thanks,
> > Brian Wagener
> >
> >
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