Re: Support Metrics for Ada / C Projects

From: Richard Riehle (adaworks_at_earthlink.net)
Date: 08/31/04

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    "Dan Ligett" <ligett@softstarsystems.com> wrote in message
    news:Vq2dnTTuS7iIZrTcRVn-uA@adelphia.com...
    >
    > In 1987, 1988, and 1989 Barry Boehm and Walker Royce reported on a version
    > of Ada COCOMO they developed based on their experience at TRW. The
    > presentations were given at the annual COCOMO meetings -- I don't know if
    > they were published anywhere else.
    >
    > I don't think they reported exactly the numbers you want to have, but if
    you
    > use their Ada COCOMO equations and plug in your SLOC counts, I think you
    can
    > calculate the productivity rates you're after.
    >
    Unfortunately, most of the published metrics are related to Ada 83,
    not Ada 95. There is a definite need for this kind of data, but
    it tends to be closely held by the companies using Ada and they
    are not as open about sharing it as we would like.

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