From: chuck@brain.UUCP (Chuck Shotton)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada
Subject: Re: Reserve Demobilization System Built Around Reused Ada Code
Date: Tue, 28 May 91 06:02:09 CDT
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In article <9105271627.AA29654@grebyn.com>, karl@grebyn.com (Karl A. Nyberg) writes:
> Lt. Gen Jerome Hilmes, director of information systems for command, control,
> communications and computers, said Army programmers were able to design a
> 900,000-line demobilization system in 30 days for about $500,000.  The quick
> programming turnaround was possible because about 800,000 lines of the Ada
> code were borrowed from previously designed systems, he said.
> 
This sounds like a simple enhancement job, not "new" development. 90% code
reuse is more like 10% enhancement and maintenance.

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