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From: dougs@baldwin.WV.TEK.COM (Doug Schwartz;685-2700;61-252;641-4115;Baldwin)
Newsgroups: comp.software-eng
Subject: Re: Effort estimation based on language
Keywords: cost estimation, effort estimation, language
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Date: 31 Jan 91 15:11:25 GMT
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In article <1900@blackbird.afit.af.mil> jcardow@blackbird.afit.af.mil (James E. Cardow) writes:
>We are looking for a way to compare the effort to develop comparable 
>systems developed in different programming languages.  The comparison 
>is to improve the ability to project the cost based on analogy.

I seem to recall something about NASA comparing Ada and FORTRAN in the
development of (flight?) simulators.  It seems like it was in EE Times
a couply of months ago.

From what my feeble memory can dredge up, the gist was that Ada didn't
save them any time or lower the number of bugs, but did provide greater
reusability.

Even though I've read them regularly for years, can anyone tell me if
EE Times publishes any sort of year-end index to articles?  I regularly
wade through back issues trying to find an article that suddenly has
relevance.
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        Doug Schwartz           dougs@orca.wv.tek.com
        Tektronix
        Wilsonville, OR