C++ for DoD

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2 total messages Started by Lance Kibblewhite Mon, 30 Oct 1995 19:22

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Author: Lance Kibblewhite
Date: Mon, 30 Oct 1995 19:22

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Is it true that C++ has already been approved for use on Mission
Critical applications within the DoD?  If so when did this happen?  If
not, does anybody the current status of the approval process?



-- Lance.


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group.  Discussion about whether or not C++ is a good language for
mission-critical applications probably doesn't belong here.  mha.]

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Re: C++ for DoD

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Author: Valery Croizier
Date: Tue, 31 Oct 1995 18:30

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In article <46rbgo$civ@eco.twg.com> lance@eco.twg.com (Lance Kibblewhite)
writes:
   Is it true that C++ has already been approved for use on Mission
   Critical applications within the DoD?  If so when did this happen?  If
   not, does anybody the current status of the approval process?

According to the law, C++ cannot be used by the DoD.
Approved languages are Ada, C, Cobol, Fortran, Pascal and a few
others. The complete list can be found in
http://sw-eng.falls-church.va.us/AdaIC/pol-hist/policy/3405-1.txt.

The Dod accepts only standardized languages, and wants its new
software to be written in Ada, other approved languages are kept for
maintenance only, so the DoD is very unlikely to ever use C++.

--
Valery
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