Article
Nov 10 '10
Published
in Electronic Design by Mike Hennell and William Wong
Static and dynamic code analysis can improve application performance, safety and reliability by identifying problems early in the development cycle if the proper tools and procedures are used from the start. Dr. Mike Hennell, founder of LDRA, spoke with me about the various aspects of these types of tools.
Press Release
Nov 5 '10
Most static analysis tools are operating after the fact. The SATE experience, with struggles to find all the code, recreate the compiler context, etc., illustrates how painful this can be. To achieve wide-spread usage of static analysis, it seems clear that the tools need to become more tightly integrated with the compiler. The Green Hills Double Check and the AdaCore CodePeer tools are examples of this. Ideally performing static analysis is a “one click” operation in the IDE, or just another command-line flag to the compiler and/or linker. From the user’s point of view, static analysis doesn’t want to appear as yet another tool they need to learn. It wants to appear as simply a “pickier” mode of the compiler or linker.
Press Release
Oct 26 '10
GPS 5.0 Integrated Development Environment brings enhanced multi-language support, more powerful source editing, and improved ease of use
Article
Oct 21 '10
Published
in Military & Aerospace Electronics by Charlotte Adams
Software engineers who specialize in mission-critical applications are gearing up for the release of an update to DO-178B safety-critical software certification standard in the form of DO-178C, which accommodates modern software engineering technologies such as formal methods and object-oriented programming.
Article
Oct 18 '10
Published
in SAE International Aerospace Engineering & Manufacturing by Jean L. Broge
AdaCore’s GNAT Ada development environment and Altran Praxis’ SPARK tools are being used at Vermont Technical College during the implementation of two NASA-sponsored programs: continued work on a CubeSat and development of an Arctic Sea Ice Buoy.
Press Release
Oct 15 '10
In a NASA sponsered program set to launch in 2012, Vermont Technical College is contructing a CubeSat. The goal of the CubeSate Lunar Lander project is to develop a satellite to collect data from the moon and transmit the data back to Vermont.
Press Release
Sep 28 '10
Ada-Europe today announced “The Ada Way”. An annual student programming contest that aims to attract students and educators to Ada in a form that is both fun and instructive. Entries are now open for the 2010-11 competition and judging takes place in May next year.
Press Release
Sep 21 '10
AdaCore, a leading supplier of Ada development tools and support services, today announced a comprehensive set of tools and support services for projects where Ada is used in conjunction with other programming languages. Available with GNAT Pro 6.3, the latest release of AdaCore’s Ada Development Environment, the solutions include tools and libraries to handle the various ways in which multi-language systems are designed and constructed.
Press Release
Sep 21 '10
New platforms and features benefit Ada developers on Wind River Workbench
Article
Sep 9 '10
Published
in VME Critical Systems by Bill StClair and Nat Hillary
With the geometric growth in software size and complexity, avionics manufacturers are losing control of project schedules and budgets. Consequently, the Radio Technical Commission for Aeronautics (RTCA) hopes to address software development challenges through DO-178C – a new standard that embraces contemporary technologies and methodologies necessary to achieve these aims.
