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From: SCHMIDT@SUMEX-AIM.STANFORD.EDU (Christopher Schmidt)
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Subject: Defense Science Board report / Interlisp programming environment
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Date: 28 Dec 87 22:47:12 GMT
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	In the December 21 issue of "Aviation Week & Space Technology"
on page 72 there is a short article summarizing a report produced by 
a task force of the Defense Science Board concerning the problems of
software development/acquisition for the Department of Defense.
	The article covers a lot of territory, but I was pleased to read
in the closing paragraphs:

    "   Software development is labor-intensive and will remain so, the
    " report said, but has benefited from three breakthroughs in
    " methodology:
    "  -High-level languages...
    "  -Time sharing...
    "  -Integrated programming environments such as Unix and Interlisp
    "   that...at least double productivity. "

--Christopher
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