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From: schweige@cs.nps.navy.mil (Jeffrey M. Schweiger X2502)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Use of Ada (was Re: Looks OK on CBM annual report)
Message-ID: <407@cs.nps.navy.mil>
Date: 10 Nov 89 23:58:42 GMT
References: <23539@cup.portal.com> <3215@nigel.udel.EDU> <7381@ingr.com> <3640@orion.cf.uci.edu>
Reply-To: schweige@cs.nps.navy.mil (Jeffrey M. Schweiger X2502)
Organization: Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey CA
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In article <3640@orion.cf.uci.edu> echarne@orion.oac.uci.edu (Eli B. Charne) writes:
>phil@ingr.com (Phil Johnson) writes:
>
>>In article <3215@nigel.udel.EDU> new@udel.edu (Darren New) writes:
>
>>Ada is only needed for mission critical (COTS) projects.
>
>  Funny, to my understanding it's only required in embedded systems (that's
>  why I'm not programmin in Ada currently)  
>
>  But I guess embedded systems are generally mission critical ;)
>
>					     -Eli

The Department of Defense (DoD) directed that Ada be the single common, 
high-order program languages for weapon systems.  More specific direction later
stated that Ada be the single common, computer program language for Defense 
computer resources used in intelligence systems, command and control or as an
integral part of a weapon system, and should be used for all other applications,
except where in those other applications another "approved" high order language
is more effective over the application life cycle.

The Navy recently extended the mandatory use of Ada to business systems
development, and indicated that the developmental risk of not having Ada 
trained personnel or initial costs of training would not be justification for
the granting of a waiver from the mandatory use of Ada.

Having said all of the above, I join those who are curious about when there
is going to be a validated Ada compiler for the Amiga.  There are several
for MS-DOS machines (JANUS, Meridian, Alsys, IntegrAda (by AETECH)), and I
know of at least one for the Macintosh (Meridian).  Student Ada compilers
for MS-DOS machines can even be purchased in the $50-150 price range.  I do
believe that if the Amiga is to make a real entrance into the federal market
(agencies other than DoD (NASA, FAA) are now making use of Ada), a validated
Ada compiler for the Amiga is a necessity.  (Of course there are Ada compilers
running under Unix).  Comments, anyone?

Jeff Schweiger


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