munck@COMMUNITY-CHEST.MITRE.ORG (Bob Munck) (12/19/89)
Due to problems with the Call for Papers mailing, the deadline for
submission of extended abstracts for WADAS 90 has been extended to
January 31, 1990.
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Seventh Washington Ada Symposium
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June 25-28, 1990
McLean Hilton
McLean, VA
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Ada in the 21st Century
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1990 can be considered the 10th birthday of Ada. The first version of the
language standard was published a decade ago, validated compilers followed
within the next few years, and Ada is now the language of choice for new DoD
developments. However, to continue as the language of choice, Ada cannot
remain static. It must evolve with developing technology, serving as our
bridge to 21st century software engineering. The Ada 9X effort is a major
component of this evolution; it will modify the language based on practical
experience and on the needs of new software engineering technology. At the
same time, technology specialists are focusing on ways to integrate their
work with Ada. This conference focuses on Ada in the year 2000 and beyond
-- what will change, and why, as Ada moves into the 21st century?
Contributors are encouraged to discuss their work in the evolution of Ada
and of related software engineering technology, to suggest future technology
needs based on their practical experience using Ada, and to speculate on the
state of our profession in the next century. Topics include, but are not
limited to, the following:
The Evolution of the Language
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o What are the plans for Ada 9X? How will it affect the way we use Ada?
o What is the process to evolve the language after Ada 9X?
o What are perceived needs that should be addressed in future versions of
the language?
o Is Ada the language of the future? Will our children program in Ada?
What about object-oriented languages, AI languages, 4GLs? Will these
technologies come together, and if so, how?
Ada Programming Support Environments
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o How will Ada and evolving CASE technology be integrated?
o What kinds of tools will support Ada software development in
the future?
o What role will CAIS play in APSEs of the future?
o How will software developed in increasingly sophisticated environments
transition to maintenance at government support centers?
Software Life-Cycle
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o Will other life-cycle models replace the waterfall model? How will this
impact the language and environment?
o How will DoD standards evolve to reflect software process changes?
o How will we use metrics more effectively to improve our ability to
develop software within schedule and budget?
o How will software management disciplines such as Quality
Assurance and Configuration Management be made more integral to the Ada
life-cycle?
o How will the way we do documentation change? Will Ada's self-
documenting qualities eliminate detailed design documents? Will
tool-generated, on-line documentation replace paper?
Methodologies
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o Will the software engineering industry move toward, or away
from, more standardization and uniformity in methodology? Is this good
or bad?
o Will object-oriented techniques become standard practice? How will they
be integrated with the Ada language, tools, and life- cycle?
o To what extent are modern methodologies currently making a difference?
What needs to happen to speed the adoption of these methodologies?
o Are modern methodologies addressing vital concerns? What other needs
should methodologies address to better support the evolution of software
engineering?
Reusability
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o Will the next century see a significant increase in software reuse?
How will this impact software costs?
o What are the main impediments to increased reuse? Are reuse
researchers tackling the right problems?
o How can methods and environment better incorporate the practice of
reuse?
o Will a changing view of programming overcome the "not invented here"
syndrome?
Education and Training
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o Should Ada education teach software engineering (methods, tools, etc.),
as opposed to just Ada programming? Is this happening? Can the
integration of these types of training be improved?
o How might new training technology (CAI, interactive environments, video
disk) improve the way we train software engineers?
o What is the best way to structure a corporate training program that will
keep the corporation's staff up-to-date with evolving technology?
o What is the relationship between staff training and software
development costs? How can training be sold to management?
Application Needs
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o Will Ada 9X adequately address the concerns of real-time developers?
o How will expected 21st century hardware advances influence the way we
use Ada?
o Will Ada be adopted by the commercial sector? What will help this
happen?
o What is the relationship of Ada to application generators for specific
domains? Can they co-exist?
Procurement and Contracting
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o How must procurement and contracting practices evolve to remove
impediments to software reuse? What activities are addressing these
concerns today?
o How can the government encourage contractors to develop needed
technology as Non-Developmental Items (NDI)?
o Is the "Ada mandate" working as well as hoped? Will (and should) the
government maintain a strong position in requiring the use of Ada? Will
the time come when Ada is the natural first choice without need for a
mandate?
o How will the DoD measure the cost savings resulting from the use of Ada?
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Submissions
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Authors should submit four copies of an extended abstract of three to five
pages. The first page of the abstract should include the title of the
paper, the name(s) of the author(s), and the address and telephone of the
primary author. The deadlines are:
Abstracts submitted by: January 31, 1990
Notification of acceptance by: March 15, 1990
Final papers due by: May 1, 1990
Please send abstracts to:
Christine Braun
Contel Technology Center
15000 Conference Center Drive
Chantilly, VA 22021
braun@ctc.contel.com
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