Re: Is Ada being used on this?

[joe@jsnode.equinox.gen.nz (Joseph Skinner)]

In article <CwDtK2.ABM@world.std.com> srctran@world.std.com (Gregory Aharonian) writes:
>     I recently saw the following item in Computerworld:
>
>   The DoD has set up a $60 million project led by IBM that is
>   aimed at developing software standards that would enable US
>   manufacturers to more easily share informaiton with one
>   another when jointly working on programs.  Fourteen vendors
>   and universities are also participating, including DEC and
>   TI.  The government is funding about $27 million of the
>   project cost; the rest will come from the other group members.
>
>This seems like an ideal vehicle for Ada promotion.  Does anyone know if Ada
>will be used on this effort?  If so, it would be a great boost to the Ada
>DualUse plan.  If not, well just one more $27 million dollar demonstration
>of Ada apathy on the part of the DoD, and since IBM is involved it is unlikely
>Ada is being used.

It is quite possible that this work is being done using CORBA standards
and is therefore not pro or anti Ada.

Also with more use of IDL as a linking technology at the library level
this could be seen as an advantage for Ada.

Joe.

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