Evolution of Ada technology in a production software environment

The Software Engineering Laboratory (SEL) is an organization sponsored by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) consisting of three principal members: NASAIGoddard Space Flight Center, the University of Maryland, and Computer Sciences Corporation. The SEL was founded in 1976 to carry out studies and measurements related to evolving software technologies [7]. The studies are aimed at understanding both the software deve]opment process and the impacts that evolving software practices may have on the software process and product. Since 1976, the SEL has conducted over 65 experiments by app]ying selected techniques to specific development efforts and measuring the resulting process and product.