Metrics for Ada packages: an initial study
Communications of the ACMPublished 1 July 1986Open access
John D. Gannon, Elizabeth E. Katz, Victor R. Basili
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The study of four first-time Ada programmers suggests that a background in the software engineering practices supported by Ada is necessary to learn to use the features of the language.
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Many novel features of Ada present programmers with a formidable learning task. The study of four first-time Ada programmers suggests that a background in the software engineering practices supported by Ada is necessary to learn to use the features of the language.
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