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=0.8 required=3.0 tests=BAYES_50,LOTS_OF_MONEY autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.5-pre1 Date: 27 Apr 93 19:56:56 GMT From: world!srctran@uunet.uu.net (Gregory Aharonian) Subject: A new book on technical economics Message-ID: List-Id: I often gripe that there is little economic rationale for most of the software engineering policies of the DoD, especially the Ada Mandate, which I think will drive up costs instead of reducing them. Part of the problem is that most inside the DoD have only been exposed to the socialist procedures that characterize most defense spending. Concepts like marketing, market share never seem to occur. Anyways, the AIAA just came out with a new book titled "Space Economics" by Joel Greenberg and Henry Hertzfeld, editors (AIAA 1 -800- 682 - AIAA). The book costs $80, 438 pages, with chapters including: "Financial and Investment Considerations", "Financial and Investment Analysis", "Cost Analysis", "Benefit/Cost and Cost Effectiveness Models", "Economics of the Marketplace", and "Relationship of Economics to Major Issues". Given the similarities between the technical processes of space and software development, the book should be a welcome addition alongside Boehm's book. I haven't seen the book myself, but I have other AIAA publications and they usually do a good job. If I could, I'd buy a copy for everyone on comp.lang.ada, AJPO, STARS, Ada9X and all of the efforts going on. I know the book sounds obscene, but let me appeal to your patriotism and ask that you at least peak at the book. Greg -- ************************************************************************** Greg Aharonian Source Translation & Optimiztion P.O. Box 404, Belmont, MA 02178