From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.5-pre1 (2020-06-20) on ip-172-31-74-118.ec2.internal X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.5 required=3.0 tests=BAYES_05 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.5-pre1 Date: 2 Dec 92 04:10:41 GMT From: noc.near.net!mv!world!srctran@uunet.uu.net (Gregory Aharonian) Subject: Re: Request for reuse tool info Message-ID: List-Id: >I am investigating tools supporting software reuse. I'm interested in both >.... This question reveals another way how the DoD is ignoring the free markets. In this case, the DoD through STARS and other efforts, is wasting a lot of money developing reuse retrieval tools. However, there are commercial solutions available now, that don't require any government funding. My favorite approach, is to use any of the commercial relational databases and develop a schema for describing a reusable component (an easy task, already done). Next I would load the database with all of the requisite information. I would then use one of the natural language interfaces (Natural Language in Berkeley has a great system) to interface with the relational database. Then I could enter "Retrieve all radar signal processing software in Ada that is not classifed and is less than 100 lines of code" (which these natural language systems can handle), and out comes my response. For some time, I have been trying to raise funding in the real world to implement this approach for my database of information on 20,000+ government and university programs in source code form, since it would make a great product (and illustrate how irrelevant most government reuse are). The point is is that the DoD is funding the development of reuse retrieval tools that can quickly be put together with technology already available in the commercial marketplace. But as usual, the DoD would rather fund competing development efforts, to create more turf to preserve. Greg Aharonian Source Translation & Optimization -- ************************************************************************** Greg Aharonian Source Translation & Optimiztion P.O. Box 404, Belmont, MA 02178