An Investigation of Programming Practices in Selected Air Force Projects.

Abstract

The overall objective of the Evaluation of Standard Programming Practices study is to assist RADC in the assessment of the effects of Modern Programming Practices (MPPs) on the development of large systems produced for the Department of Defense (DoD). The objective is met here by performing case studies on two projects. First a broad band evaluation is made of a variety of techniques applied to a high technology space surveillance system (COBRA DANE). Second, the results obtained in applying a very powerful development and management tool (the Air Force Satellite Control Facility's COMPOOL-Sensitive System) to a very complex and difficult software integration task are described. These are two entirely different levels of detail in assessing MPPs but both serve to illustrate the close relationship between applied software development technology and proper software project management. Both are essential if goals of increased programming productivity and improved software quality are to be achieved.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1977
Accession Number
ADA041678

Entities

People

  • Grover H. Perry
  • Norman E. Willmorth

Organizations

  • System Development Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Cyber
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Application Software
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Command And Control
  • Computational Science
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Data Processing
  • Information Processing
  • Information Science
  • Information Systems
  • Operating Systems
  • Organizational Structure
  • Software Development
  • Software Testing
  • Test And Evaluation

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Missile Defense Systems.
  • Radio communications and signal processing.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Space