A Comparison of Ada 83 and C++

Abstract

The purpose of this report is to provide technical input to the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Communications, Computers and Logistics to assist that office in preparing a business case for using Ada or C++ to develop Corporate Information Management (CIM) systems. This technical input has been gathered by using the comparison methodology of a 1985 Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) report as a model, as well as by conducting interviews with experts in Ada and C++. The conclusion of this report is that technically neither language is clearly better than the other; for government use, however, there is clear justification and rationale for using ada rather than C++ for large complex systems with long lifetimes. Ada, MIS, C++, Comparison of Ada and C++ languages.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1991
Accession Number
ADA253646

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  • Nelson H. Weiderman

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  • C4I

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  • Communication Systems
  • Compilers
  • Complex Systems
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computer Science
  • Computers
  • Corporate Information Management
  • Databases
  • High Level Languages
  • Information Processing
  • Information Systems
  • Object Oriented Programming
  • Operating Systems
  • Personnel Management
  • Programming Languages
  • Software Development

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