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=-0.3 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00, REPLYTO_WITHOUT_TO_CC autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Thread: f43e6,55bd34f1cd6c5d50 X-Google-Thread: 103376,2da55323afbab070,start X-Google-Attributes: gidf43e6,gid103376,public X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit Path: g2news1.google.com!news1.google.com!newshub.sdsu.edu!elnk-nf2-pas!newsfeed.earthlink.net!stamper.news.pas.earthlink.net!newsread1.news.pas.earthlink.net.POSTED!01cc3b7c!not-for-mail Reply-To: "Richard Riehle" From: "Richard Riehle" Newsgroups: comp.software-eng,comp.lang.ada References: <56db3f9e.0408222248.2226aefb@posting.google.com> Subject: Re: Support Metrics for Ada / C Projects X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1409 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1409 Message-ID: Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2004 23:26:21 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 66.81.219.71 X-Complaints-To: abuse@earthlink.net X-Trace: newsread1.news.pas.earthlink.net 1093908381 66.81.219.71 (Mon, 30 Aug 2004 16:26:21 PDT) NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2004 16:26:21 PDT Organization: EarthLink Inc. -- http://www.EarthLink.net Xref: g2news1.google.com comp.software-eng:1639 comp.lang.ada:3191 Date: 2004-08-30T23:26:21+00:00 List-Id: "Dan Ligett" wrote in message news:Vq2dnTTuS7iIZrTcRVn-uA@adelphia.com... > > In 1987, 1988, and 1989 Barry Boehm and Walker Royce reported on a version > of Ada COCOMO they developed based on their experience at TRW. The > presentations were given at the annual COCOMO meetings -- I don't know if > they were published anywhere else. > > I don't think they reported exactly the numbers you want to have, but if you > use their Ada COCOMO equations and plug in your SLOC counts, I think you can > calculate the productivity rates you're after. > Unfortunately, most of the published metrics are related to Ada 83, not Ada 95. There is a definite need for this kind of data, but it tends to be closely held by the companies using Ada and they are not as open about sharing it as we would like.