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Ada (Trademark) Joint Program Office Objectives and Progress -- through 1983.

ADA149436

Publication Date	1984
Personal Author	Kramer, J. F.; McDonald, C. W.
Page Count	72
Abstract	In 1975, the Department of Defense (DoD) began the process of standardizing the high order languages used to write software for embedded computers. The first step was to form a High Order Language (HOL) Working Group to identify DoD's requirements for computer programming languages, evaluate the existing languages, and recommend the implementation and control of a minimal set . Although an interim set of languages was established, none were considered to be a long term solution to the DoD's programming needs. Therefore, an international request for proposals was issued for a new common language. The final requirements document, STEELMAN, served as the standard for the selection of the new DoD HOL. In 1979, this new language, developed by Cii-Honeywell Bull, was named Ada in honor of Augusta Ada Byron, the countess of Lovelace. On 12 December 1980, the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering established the Ada Joint Program Office to manage the DoD's effort to implement, introduce and provide life-cycle support for Ada. This paper outlines, past, present and future objectives of the Ada Joint Program Office.
Keywords	High level languages Computer programming Data bases Human resources Life cycles Requirements Computer program reliability Methodology Department of Defense Configuration management Military planning Management planning and control Missions Standardization Systems engineering ADA programming language APSE(Ada Programming Support Environment) Portability
Source Agency	Secretary of Defense Non Paid ADAS
NTIS Subject Category	62B - Computer Software 74 - Military Sciences
Corporate Authors	Institute for Defense Analyses, Alexandria, VA.; Shared Bibliographic Input.; Institute for Defense Analyses, Alexandria, VA.
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Final rept.
NTIS Issue Number	198508
Contract Number	MDA903-84-C-0031

Ada (Trademark) Joint Program Office Objectives and Progress -- through 1983.

Ada (Trademark) Joint Program Office Objectives and Progress -- through 1983.
ADA149436

Publication Date	1984
Personal Author	Kramer, J. F.; McDonald, C. W.
Page Count	72
Abstract	In 1975, the Department of Defense (DoD) began the process of standardizing the high order languages used to write software for embedded computers. The first step was to form a High Order Language (HOL) Working Group to identify DoD's requirements for computer programming languages, evaluate the existing languages, and recommend the implementation and control of a minimal set . Although an interim set of languages was established, none were considered to be a long term solution to the DoD's programming needs. Therefore, an international request for proposals was issued for a new common language. The final requirements document, STEELMAN, served as the standard for the selection of the new DoD HOL. In 1979, this new language, developed by Cii-Honeywell Bull, was named Ada in honor of Augusta Ada Byron, the countess of Lovelace. On 12 December 1980, the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering established the Ada Joint Program Office to manage the DoD's effort to implement, introduce and provide life-cycle support for Ada. This paper outlines, past, present and future objectives of the Ada Joint Program Office.
Keywords	High level languages Computer programming Data bases Human resources Life cycles Requirements Computer program reliability Methodology Department of Defense Configuration management Military planning Management planning and control Missions Standardization Systems engineering ADA programming language APSE(Ada Programming Support Environment) Portability
Source Agency	Secretary of Defense Non Paid ADAS
NTIS Subject Category	62B - Computer Software 74 - Military Sciences
Corporate Authors	Institute for Defense Analyses, Alexandria, VA.; Shared Bibliographic Input.; Institute for Defense Analyses, Alexandria, VA.
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Final rept.
NTIS Issue Number	198508
Contract Number	MDA903-84-C-0031