Analysis of Ada as a prototyping languageThis paper examines the suitability of Ada as a language for developing software prototypes. The differences between software prototypes and traditional engineering prototypes are discussed; the approaches to software prototyping are identified. Ada's potential as a language for prototyping is evaluated according to the writability, expressiveness, and flexibility of the language; Ada is found to be inadequate as a prototyping language because it lacks writability and expressiveness. Possible approaches to improving the expressiveness of the language are discussed.
Document ID
19880025300
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Holloway, C. Michael (NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)