Re: Good and (relatively) cheap Ada code browsing software?

["John R. Strohm" <strohm@airmail.net>]

"Mike" <maestroff@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:13555786.0304070801.2a028536@posting.google.com...
> I've been looking for an IDE or similar software tool that would let
> me trace through some complex and badly documented Ada code I have to
> work with. You know - click on a variable and find out instantly where
> it was created and were else it was used. Or click on a
> function/procedure name to see what else it calls and what objects it
> contains, etc.
>
> I did find a program that does this and does it very well -
> "Understand for Ada" by STI. I'm currently evaluating it and it does
> everything I need and more. However its also $9000 for a single
> licence. Before I try to convince my boss to shell out that much money
> I was wondering if anyone knew of any other programs with similar
> functionality that cost less. And if they aren't quite as powerful as
> UforAda that is fine. Or is STI charging that much because they know
> they have a monopoly in this area?

Some obvious marketing questions come to mind.

1.  How much would you be willing to spend out of your own personal pocket
for a single-user license?

2.  Figuring engineer costs conservatively at $250,000/man-year (fully
burdened), you are looking at $125/man-hour.  How many hours of work do you
expect this package to save you?