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=-2.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,MAILING_LIST_MULTI autolearn=unavailable autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,1bcabaa6874690a8,start X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-02-07 16:44:43 PST Path: supernews.google.com!sn-xit-02!supernews.com!news.gv.tsc.tdk.com!hub.org!hub.org!nntp1.njy.teleglobe.net!teleglobe.net!newsfeed.wirehub.nl!oleane.net!oleane!jussieu.fr!enst!enst.fr!not-for-mail From: "Jeff Castellow" Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: DC SIGAda Next Meeting Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2001 19:53:08 -0500 Organization: ENST, France Sender: comp.lang.ada-admin@ada.eu.org Message-ID: Reply-To: comp.lang.ada@ada.eu.org NNTP-Posting-Host: marvin.enst.fr Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: avanie.enst.fr 981592929 46363 137.194.161.2 (8 Feb 2001 00:42:09 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@enst.fr NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 8 Feb 2001 00:42:09 +0000 (UTC) To: "Comp Lang Ada" Return-Path: X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.2416 (9.0.2910.0) Importance: Normal X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2314.1300 Errors-To: comp.lang.ada-admin@ada.eu.org X-BeenThere: comp.lang.ada@ada.eu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.0 Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: comp.lang.ada mail<->news gateway List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Errors-To: comp.lang.ada-admin@ada.eu.org X-BeenThere: comp.lang.ada@ada.eu.org Xref: supernews.google.com comp.lang.ada:4958 Date: 2001-02-07T19:53:08-05:00 Reminder: To Members and Friends of DC SIGAda Next Meeting: Our Next Meeting is scheduled for 8 February 2001 as a Joint Meeting of the Baltimore and DC SIGAda Chapters. Bill Pritchett, of the from DCS Corporation will be speaking on Applying Object Oriented Measures to Software Projects. The presentation will start at 7:30 P.M. (Refreshments and Social at 7:00 P.M.) at the Lockheed Martin Corporation in Rockville, Maryland. Snacks and soft drinks will be served at 7:00 PM, the general meeting will start at 7:30 PM, followed by the program. Abstract: Applying Object Oriented Measures to Software Projects Traditionally, software has been designed using a top-down hierarchy of functional units. The emphasis of measurement for functionally developed software has centered around the four common categories of size, coupling, cohesion, and complexity. In the last decade, object-oriented development has become the predominant methodology for developing software. Here software systems are developed as structured collections of abstract data type implementations. Though certain aspects of traditional software measures can be applied to object-oriented software, by and large the measurements lose their original intent and are therefore no longer applicable. The chief reason being that the properties and relationships among object-oriented software are fundamentally different from those of functionally developed software. Object-oriented software utilizes the principles of localization, encapsulation, information hiding, inheritance, and abstraction. The fundamental module in object-oriented systems is the class. These classes may inherit state information and relevant operations from other classes, enabling designers to extend the definition of a class to form a new, related class. This presentation will describe measures that can be used during development of object-oriented modules to help identify those that may be error-prone or may require additional testing to achieve quality goals needed by an organization. Presenter: Bill Pritchett Bill Pritchett is the manager of the Embedded Systems Section for DCS Corporation. At DCS, Mr. Pritchett supports the U.S. Army's Tank-Automotive Research Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC) in the development of future ground combat vehicles. He is also the Product Development manager of AdaSTAT, a static analysis tool for Ada 95. Mr. Pritchett holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Virginia Tech and an M.S. in Computer Science from George Washington University. He is currently pursuing his Ph.D. in Information Technology from George Mason University where he is researching object-oriented metrics for Ada 95. His email address is: wpritchett@dcscorp.com. Venue: Lockheed Martin Corporation 9211 Corporate Boulevard Rockville, Maryland 20874 Directions: >>From all points: Get to I-270 West from the I-495 Beltway, Take I-270 West to Shady Grove Exit; Turn left at light; Turn right on Corporate Dr (at light); Turn right at end of access road (can only turn left or right); Go to end of driveway. The building for the meeting is on the right, across the open courtyard area. It is building #9211, as marked. Parking lots are on the left and right. Enter main lobby. Stop at guard desk to check in. Also, to obtain a map of the location, visit http://www.mapquest.com/, select Driving Directions for the destination address: "9211 Corporate Drive, Rockville, Md." DC SIGAda Home Page and Maillist Please visit the DC SIGAda Web site at http://www.acm.org/sigada/locals/dc/ Please provide suggestions on the Web site and its contents. We are particularly interested in ways the DC SIGAda Home Page can serve you better. Consider subscribing to our e-mail list. Simply send an email to: LISTSERV@ACM.Org with the body containing: subscribe SIGAda-DC Your Name Detailed instructions to subscribe and signoff are provided on the DC SIGAda Home Page. Business: We will have snacks and soft drinks at 7:00. The meeting begins at 7:30 pm. Please forward this message to people who might be interested in attending. We welcome all new members as our attendance and interests grow. Many thanks to all earlier participants, contributors, speakers, advisors, and friends, who are involved in helping to produce and attend the meetings. Jeff Castellow, Chair, DC SIGAda