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Developing Software that Matters
Franco [email protected]
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Course Home page
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Course Objectives
►► Help you build software Help you build software systems that are more:systems that are more:
•• DependableDependable•• AdaptableAdaptable•• Fun to developFun to develop
►► Comparing ways to Comparing ways to structure softwarestructure software
•• FunctionalityFunctionality--orientedoriented•• ObjectObject--orientedoriented•• Structural problems Structural problems
with both approacheswith both approaches
►► Show problems & pitfalls in Show problems & pitfalls in CC--derived languagesderived languages
•• C, C++, JavaC, C++, Java
►► Show how Ada 95 addresses these issuesShow how Ada 95 addresses these issues•• Engineering principles we can take from Engineering principles we can take from
Ada and apply in other languagesAda and apply in other languages
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Interesting Links► http://www.fsf.org
• The site of the GNU project and the Free Software Foundation► http://libre.act-europe.fr
• Interesting Free Software projects written in Ada 95► http://www.adahome.com/Tutorials/Lovelace/lovelace.htm
• Lovelace, on line Ada 95 tutorial► http://archive.adaic.com/docs/reports/cada/cada_art.html
• Comparing Development Costs of C and Ada► http://www.eiffel.com/
• The official site of the Eiffel programming language► http://www.misra.org.uk/misra-c.htm
• Guidelines for the Use of the C Language in Vehicle Based Software► http://www.elj.com/cppcv3/
• A critique of C++► http://www.cs.mdx.ac.uk/harold/srf/javaspae.html
• A critique of Java► http://www.web-hits.org/txt/codingunmaintainable.html
• How to write unmaintainable code
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Interesting Books
► Programming in Ada 95, by John Barnes (Addison Wesley)
► High Integrity Ada: The SPARK Approach, by John Barnes (Addison Wesley)
► Object-Oriented Software Construction, by Bertrand Meyer (Prentice Hall)
► Objects Unencapsulated: Java, Eiffel, and C++, by Ian Joyner (Prentice Hall)
► Extreme Programming Explained, by Kent Beck (Addison Wesley)
► C Traps and Pitfalls, by Andrew Koenig (Addison Wesley)
► Effective C++, by Scott Myers (Addison Wesley)
► Java Pitfalls, by Michael C. Daconta et al., (Wiley)
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Course Assumptions
►You are interested in the field of software development
►You have written computer programs in at least one imperative languages• E.g. Ada, C, C++, Eiffel, Fortran, Java, Pascal, …
►Have a basic knowledge of C• … for the section on problems & pitfalls in C-related languages
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Background onSoftware Construction Processes
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Your Software Development Experience
►What is the largest software system that you have built?
►How did you build it?• What process?• What programming language?• What tools?• Did you use version control tools?
►How long will the software be used for?• Who will fix, change, or adapt the software that you wrote?
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Software Development PhasesRequirementsRequirements
What needs to be doneWhat needs to be done
AnalysisAnalysisHow it should be doneHow it should be done
DesignDesignCreate a software structure Create a software structure (architecture) around which (architecture) around which code will be built code will be built
CodingCodingFill in the software Fill in the software structure with codestructure with code
TestingTestingCheck that the code does what Check that the code does what it is supposed to (functionality, it is supposed to (functionality, performance, reliability, …)performance, reliability, …)
Project ManagementProject ManagementDevise a plan,Devise a plan, manage manage resources, costs, time, …resources, costs, time, …
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Software Processes
►A Software Process is• A set of activities (e.g. requirements, analysis, design, coding, testing)
combined and sequenced in a particular fashion to produce software
►Recent trend: Agile Software Development• Customer needs evolve with time• Satisfying customers at delivery time (rather than at project initiation)
is more important than conforming to initial customer requirements
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Example of Software Processes
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Software Phases Related to this Course
DesignDesignCreate a software structure Create a software structure (architecture) around which (architecture) around which code will be built code will be built
CodingCodingFill in the software Fill in the software structure with codestructure with code
TestingTestingCheck that the code does what Check that the code does what it is supposed to (functionality, it is supposed to (functionality, performance, reliability, …)performance, reliability, …)
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Software Dependability
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Software Dependability
Degree of user confidencethat the system will operate as expected
and it will not fail in normal use
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The Blue Screen of Death (BSOD)
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More BSOD Embarrassments
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Does Software Dependability Matter?
►Certainly at the marketing level ☺☺☺☺• No vendor would say its software is undependable• No team would say it produces undependable software
► In practice there is plenty of software you cannot depend on
►Not all software needs to be dependable
►Useful but not very dependable software can be OK • If this machine crashes while doing this presentation I will reboot• If your word processor crashes while you write an important
document there is no harm if you save your document frequently
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Software Dependability
►Dependability Usability• E.g. word processor
=/
Dimensions ofDependabilityDimensions ofDimensions ofDependabilityDependability
Availability Reliability Safety Security
Ability of the system to deliver service when requested
Ability of the system to deliver correct
results
Ability of the system to operate without catastrophic failure
Ability of the system to protect itself
against intrusions
Can be measured with defect rates Expressed in terms of integrity levels
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Warning about Defect Rates
►1 document/year lost while word-processing• Great ☺
►2 accidents/month at the International Airport in London•
►22,000 checks/hour drawn from the wrong account in the US•
►1 document/year lost while word-processing• Great ☺
►2 accidents/month at the International Airport in London•
►22,000 checks/hour drawn from the wrong account in the US•
Is a defect rate of 99.9% acceptable? It depends…
Analyze software defect rates in the context of the applicationAnalyze software defect rates in the context of the application
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Software Failures: Availability
►Denial-of-service attacks• Example: attack against GRC.com
- Attacked by 195 Windows 2000 servers running insecure versions of Microsoft's IIS web server. IIS was the apparent point of hacker entry into the system.
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Software Failures: Reliability
► January 15, 1990: 9 hour nation-wide telecom shutdown• 1 month earlier ATT updated its software in 114 switching stations• Cause: 1 misplaced “break” statement in a C program
► January 2001: 230,000 units new Internet-enabled mobile phone recalled• Users reported that their phones were freezing after accessing certain Web sites,
and when they were powered back on, all stored information (addresses, e-mails, bookmarks, memos) had been lost
► Matracom 6500 PABX (telephone switch)• Random phone messages are garbled• Long phone calls are cut
► Windows 95/98/ME/2000• September 1997: propulsion system of the USS Yorktown ship failed
- Cause: Windows NT 4.0 crashed• An amusing story: Installed an HP scanner on a SONY VAIO with Windows 2000.
Now machine cannot enter suspend mode and when it tries the screen disappears until powered-off (with loss of work )
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Software Failures: Safety
►1986: Therac 25 radiation machine kills several patients• Cause: poor testing of the software
►June 4, 1996: 1st flight of Ariane 5 aborted: Ariane 5 destroyed• Cause: Code from Ariane 4 guidance system was reused in Ariane 5
but not tested.
►2000: Deadly accident in French highway• Cause: Software malfunction in car braking system. Car manufacturer
acknowledges responsibility.
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Software Failures: Security
►November 2, 1988 Internet Worm• A self-replicating program was released upon the Internet• This program (a worm) invaded VAX and Sun computers running
versions of Berkeley UNIX, and used their resources to attack still more computers.
• Within the space of hours this program had spread across the U.S., infecting thousands of computers and making many of them unusable due to the burden of its activity.
• Cause: undetected buffer overflow in C routine gets()
►Many interesting virus stories especially on Windows
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… And 30% of Software ProjectsDon’t Even Get to That Stage
►US Internal Revenue Service Modernization• $4 Billion, dropped in early 1997
►FBI Fingerprint system• $500 million, dropped
►Bell Atlantic 411• Nov 1996, outage, backed out of upgrade
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Software & Safety Criticality
►Business-critical• Software failure may result in the business
shutting down• E.g. Bank trading system
►Mission-critical• Software failure may result in mission failure• E.g. Pathfinder on Mars
►Safety-critical• Software failure may result in injury, loss of life or
major environmental damage• E.g. Plane
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Safety Critical Levels
Several standards
►RTCA/EUROCAE DO-178B• The international avionics standard for safety critical software
► IEC 880• Standard for software in nuclear power stations
► IEC61508 / DEF STAN 00-55/56• European safety standards
►Development Guidelines for Vehicle Based Software• Safety standard promoted by the Motor Industry Software Reliability
Association (MISRA)►…
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DO-178B Software Criticality LevelsConsequences of Software FailingCriticality LevelCriticality Level
Catastrophic (Level A products tell the cockpit crew where they are and keep them from flying into the ground, e.g. flight control systems, air data systems, some displays. )
Level ALevel A
No Effect (Level E system: entertainment system)Level ELevel E
Minor(Level D system: pilot override of the entertainment system)Level DLevel D
Major(Level C systems: communication & data link management)Level CLevel C
Hazardous/Severe-Major(Level B systems: traffic alert & collision avoidance)Level BLevel B
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IEC61508 Safety-Complexity-Integrity Levels (SCIL)
Consequences of Software FailingSCIL LevelSCIL Level
Death of one or more persons, significant financial loss (Areas: flight-critical aerospace, life-critical medical systems, transport control systems, hazardous process control systems, automotive breaking systems)
SCIL 4SCIL 4
No inconvenience(Areas: student project, research)SCIL 1SCIL 1
Inconvenience or disappointment to the public(Areas: small consumer goods, point of sale equipmt.)SCIL 2SCIL 2
Serious injury or financial loss(Areas: automotive engine management)SCIL 3SCIL 3
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MISRA Integrity Levels
Reasonably Reasonably possiblepossible
UnlikelyUnlikely
RemoteRemote
Very remoteVery remote
Extremely Extremely improbableimprobable
Acceptable Acceptable Failure RateFailure Rate
Nuisance OnlyNuisance Only
DistractingDistracting
DebilitatingDebilitating
Difficult to controlDifficult to control
UncontrollableUncontrollable
Controllability by Controllability by vehicle occupantsvehicle occupants Examples of Software FailureIntegrity Integrity
LevelLevel
Loss of power assisted steering44
Radio/CD system failing00
Electrical window system failure11
Windshield wiping system failure22
Braking system failure33
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Software Security Levels
►TCSEC (Orange Book)• Trusted Computer Security Evaluation Criteria
►Common Criteria For Information Technology Security Evaluation (ISO/IEC 15408-1)• Evaluation criteria for IT security• 7 security levels
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Evaluation Assurance Levels (EALs)
Structurally testedEAL2
Methodically tested and checkedEAL3
Methodically Designed, Tested & ReviewedEAL4
Semi formally Designed & TestedEAL5
Semi formally Verified Design & TestedEAL6
Formally Verified Design & TestedEAL7
Functionally testedEAL1
Constraints on the Software DevelopedEAL
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Software Evolution
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Software Needs to Evolve
►Bug Fixes
►Port to new architectures• Software lasts for a long time
- E.g. Y2K problem• Most useful software outlives the hardware it was designed to run on
- E.g. VAX/VMS• When new hardware becomes available it’s cheaper to port existing
applications than rewrite everything from scratch- E.g. Intel IA-64
►Enhancements & new features• E.g. Dos, Windows 3.1, Windows 95/98/ME, Windows NT/2000/XP
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Software Investment Costs in 2001
►Typical software productivity is:• Between 2 and 20 lines of working code (LOC) per programmer per day
►Average cost of a programmer per day (loaded with all costs):• Between 150 and 500 USD/day
►Average cost to write a line of code (LOC)• Between 10 and 50 USD
►Cost to develop a 100,000 LOC application• Typically between 1 M USD to 5 M USD
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Software Evolution is a Must
► You cannot just throw away software and redo it• Cost is one thing• But time-to-market is usually even more important
► Your software might not need to be very dependable, but…
► … it must be capable to evolve• In a timely fashion• At a reasonable cost
► Examples• The GNU Ada/C/C++ compiler is approx 1 M LOC• Emacs editor is approx 1.4 M LOC• GNU/Linux is approx 4 M LOC
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Software Trend
New software is increasingly developedby extending and modifying existing systems
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Summary
Depending on your application domain
►Some or all of the software dependability parameters are probably important• availability, reliability, safety, security
►… but in almost all cases
software evolution is fundamental
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Programming Languages
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The Construction Analogy*
Development tools:•Editor, compiler, debugger•Config. mgmt, testing tools,…
Tools
•Programming languages•Libraries•Reusable components
Materials
Analysis & design documents(e.g. UML diagrams)
Architecturaldrawings
Software ConstructionBuilding Construction
Class1
Class2 Class3«uses»
*Analogy from Tucker Taft invited talk at the Tools USA 99 conferencehttp://www.tools-conferences.com/usa_99/keynotes.html#taft
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Software Phases Affected by the P.L.
DesignDesignCreate a software structure Create a software structure (architecture) around which (architecture) around which code will be built code will be built
CodingCodingFill in the software Fill in the software structure with codestructure with code
Testing (Unit Testing)Testing (Unit Testing)Check that the code does what Check that the code does what it is supposed to (functionality, it is supposed to (functionality, performance, reliability, …)performance, reliability, …)
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Importance of Tools’ & Materials’ Quality
Imagine working with a compiler that crashes every 3 compilations or that generates executables that run very slowly
Imagine using a hammer whose head flies off if you do not hit the nails perfectly
Imagine using a graphics library where 1 in 4 routines has a bug
Imagine building a wall where 1 in ever 4 bricks breaks when you place it on the wall
Imagine programming with a language which accepts everything that you type and tries to guess what to do
Imagine nailing wooden panels where nails bent if you do not hit them perfectly in their axis
Software ConstructionBuilding Construction
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The Programming Language Matters
►A “good” programming language helps you build software that is:• Reliable• Safe• Secure• Evolvable
A good programming language will make your life easier. It will NOT do the job for you.
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►A “poor” programming language will make it harder to build software that is:• Reliable• Safe• Secure• Evolvable
It is possible to write good software with a poor language. It will require more experienced engineers.In any event it will take longer and will be more COSTLY than with a good language.
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Facts of Life in Software Construction
Human FactorsAffecting Programming
► Humans make mistakes
► People move on• The code authors are not the
ones that will fix bugs, port or add new features to the software
► Software evolves constantly
Properties of a Good Programming language
► Make it harder to write incorrect code
► Support abstraction
► Help write readable code
► Support modular software organization
► Portable
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Why?
Software evolves constantly. You must deliver software to your clients before it is actually finished (important to have feedback). Furthermore, once delivered you have to correct bugs, and add new features.
Support modular software organization
Software evolves constantly. You must port it to new hardware.Portable
Humans make mistakes. Especially programmers who are constantly submersed with work.
Make it harder to write incorrect code
People move on. Especially programmers. To preserve your software investment other people must be able to understand the code quickly.
Help write readable code
Humans make mistakes & People move on. Be able to write a program at a conceptual level close to the application domain. This makes the code easier to write & understand.
Support abstraction
ExplanationRequirement for a GoodProgramming Language
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A Programming Example
►Can you tell in less than 20 seconds whether the following 3 routines in the following 3 programming languages do the following correctly:
►Return the n-bit field of a 32 bit word from • Bit position p• To bit position p-n+1
►Bit position 0 is at the right end
………Bit0
………Bit
p-n+1…………
Bit p
Bit 31
n bits
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Pentium Assembly Language_getbits:
pushl %ebpmovl %esp,%ebppushl %ebxmovl 16(%ebp),%ebxmovl 12(%ebp),%eaxsubl %ebx,%eaxincl %eaxmovl 8(%ebp),%edxmovl %eax,%ecxshrl %cl,%edxmovl $-1,%eaxmovl %ebx,%ecxsall %cl,%eaxmovl -4(%ebp),%ebxnotl %eaxmovl %ebp,%espandl %edx,%eaxpopl %ebpret
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C
unsigned get_bits (unsigned x, int p, int n) {return (x >> (p-n+1)) & ~(~0 << n);
}
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Ada 95
function Get_Bits (X : Bit_Array; P : Bit; N : Offset) return Bit_Array isbegin
return X (P – N + 1 .. P);end Get_Bits;
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1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000
Fortran(54)
PL/I(66)
Ada(95)
Java(96)
Basic(66)
C(72)
Pascal(70)
Cobol(58)
Algol(60)
Simula(67) Smalltalk(80)
C++(89)
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History of Some Imperative Languages
Ada(83)
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1970 1980 1990 2000
Ada(83)
Ada(95)
Java(96)
C(72)
Pascal(70)
C++(89)
Eiffel (86)
ISO C++(98)
Ada(0X)
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ANSI C(88) ISO C(99)
2005
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Programming Language Design Goals
►C• A portable, higher-level assembly language• No reliability, safety, and security concerns
►C++• An object-oriented language upwardly compatible with C• No reliability, safety, and security concerns
►Java• Fix C++ insecurity problems (i.e. cannot create a virus in Java)• No reliability, and safety concerns
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SECURE != RELIABLESECURE != SAFE
►Java is a secure language• That is you cannot create viruses with Java programs
►Java (like C and C++) is NOT a reliable or safe language• It is easy for a programmer to make mistakes in Java both during
regular development and during software evolution - and create programs that behave incorrectly
►Sun Microsystems does not want Java to be used in safety-critical contexts
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Contents of the Windows 2000 LicenseNOTE ON JAVA SUPPORT
THE SOFTWARE PRODUCT MAY CONTAIN SUPPORT FOR PROGRAMS WRITTEN IN JAVA.
JAVA TECHNOLOGY IS NOT FAULT TOLERANT AND IS NOT DESIGNED, MANUFACTURED, OR INTENDED FOR USE OR RESALE AS ON-LINE CONTROL EQUIPMENT IN HAZARDOUS ENVIRONMENTS REQUIRING FAIL-SAFE PERFORMANCE, SUCH AS IN THE OPERATION OF NUCLEAR FACILITIES, AIRCRAFT NAVIGATION OR COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS, AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL, DIRECT LIFE SUPPORT MACHINES, OR WEAPONS SYSTEMS, IN WHICH THE FAILURE OF JAVA TECHNOLOGY COULD LEAD DIRECTLY TO DEATH, PERSONAL INJURY, OR SEVERE PHYSICAL OR ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE.
Sun Microsystems, Inc. has contractually obligated Microsoft to make this disclaimer.
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Ada► Industrial-strength version of Pascal designed to build:
1. Reliable, safe, and secure software2. Software that needs to evolve3. Systems where software matters (e.g. real-time systems)4. Mixed-language software
► Language designed by an international team• 1983: First version of the language
- Object- based language, not object oriented• 1995: First standard revised (e.g. OO programming added)
- First object-oriented language to be an ISO standard
► Only language to have a formal compiler validation procedure• Validation procedure is an ISO standard (> 4,000 compiler tests)
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Ada: Use it for Safety-Related Systems
►Safety standards recommend the use of Ada for the highest integrity levels
►Even the MISRA-C document recommends the use of Ada:Guidelines for the Use of the C Language in Vehicle Based Software• “… it should be recognized that there are other languages available
which are in general better suited to safety-related systems, having (for example) fewer insecurities and better type checking. Examples of Languages generally recognized to be more suitable than C areAda and Modula 2. If such languages could be available for a proposed system then their use should be seriously considered inpreference to C.” page 3.
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Ada-Inspired Programming Features
►C++• Templates (Generics)• Exceptions
►Java• Array index checking• Division by zero checks
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Some Languages Derived from Ada
►SPARK• Subset of Ada used to design the most safety-critical systems
►VHDL• Used for chip design
►PL SQL• New programming language designed to extend SQL and make it a
full programming language
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Some Industrial Applications in Ada
► Business-critical• Canal+ Technologies: Pay-per-view, access control• BNP: Trading Language• Philips: Semiconductor assembly equipment• Helsinki radiotelescope
► Mission-critical• Astree: European-wide railroad signaling• Weirton Steel - process controller• Mondex electronic money• Scanning Electron microscope
► Safety-critical • Airbus A340• Boeing 777
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Ada and Software Costs (1995 Study)
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Ziegler’s Study: Comparing C & Ada►1995 study on the VADS compiler
• 60 engineers, from 1984 ..1994 with MS degrees in computer science• All knew C at hire. All programmed in both C and Ada.
►VADS • About 4.5 million lines of code, 22000 files, cost >$28m over 10 years
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Summary
►Developing software in Ada is 60% cheaper than in C►Code developed in Ada has 9 times less bugs than in C
►Was Ada consistently better? *YES*• Over different subsets of VADS• For experienced AND inexperienced programmers• For both C experts AND Ada experts• For the highest AND lowest rated programmers
►Was Ada harder to learn? *No*►Was Ada code more reliable? *YES*
See http://archive.adaic.com/docs/reports/cada/cada_art.html
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Some Non-Reasons for Ada’s Advantage
►Not because of people: • The same people used both languages
►Not because of process: • The same process was used, for design, for testing, for debugging,
for source control, for management, and so forth• C required ‘makefiles’, but had tighter coding standards
►Not because of Ada’s highest level constructs:• VADS used few generics or tasks
►Not because of reuse:• This study considers only unique code, factoring out reuse
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Some Reasons for Ada’s Advantage
►Ada Enabled Better Error Locality• Most errors caught at compile-time• Runtime errors are easier to trace
►Ada Enabled Better Tool Support• Ada’s richer semantic model allows computers to help more• For example, builds are automated and guaranteed consistent
►Ada Reduced Effective Complexity• Function of language complexity and application complexity• Standard language complexity is easier to learn and use
►Ada Encouraged Better Program Organization• Packages, with specifications and private parts
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From an Education Perspective
►Ada is a good language to teach good software practice• Reliability, safety, security
►Ada 95 allows to design functionality-oriented as well as object-oriented software• Ada allows the construction of software that can evolve
►Today there is a Free Software high-quality Ada 95 compiler available to all• GNAT (GNU Ada)• Linux, Solaris, Windows, …
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You Should Know Several Languages
►No single programming language is appropriate in every circumstance
►Today most systems use a mixture of programming languages
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Example: MULTOS CA
►Multiple application OS for smart cards
►30%: SPARK (Ada subset)• “Security kernel” of tamper- proof software• Certified at the HIGHEST security level
►30%: Ada 95 Infrastructure • (concurrency, inter- task and inter- process communications,
database interfaces etc.), bindings to ODBC and Win32►30%: C++
• GUI (Microsoft Foundation Classes)►5%: C
• Device drivers, cryptographic algorithms►5%: SQL Database stored procedures