Understanding the Adoption of Ada: Results of an Industry Survey
Abstract
In 1983, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) established a policy requiring the use of a new programming language, Ada, for the development of all new Mission-Critical Computer Resource (MCCR) software that it purchases. Firms that supply the DoD with these systems have show considerable variation in their decisions to incorporate this new technology into their products and production processes. This survey is part of a multi-stage research project that sought to understand the variability in firms' adoption and use of new information technologies. The present report is a follow-up and elaboration on a case study of the adoption of Ada which is described in CMU/SEI-89-TR-28, Understanding the Adoption of Ada: A Field Study Report. Participants in the survey were 123 business and technical people form 69 business units that supply the DoD with the MCCR software systems and services. The survey explored factors pertaining to respondents' technical and market environments in an attempt to describe depth of adoption and to describe the differences between the firms with active Ada contracts and those without the active contracts. For firms that have adopted Ada the report describes aspects of the language and tools that are considered most useful in different application areas. (Author) (kr)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 01, 1990
- Accession Number
- ADA226725
Entities
People
- Gordon N. Smith
- Marthena Carlson
Organizations
- Carnegie Mellon University