Comment Re:Cumbersome (Score 1) 81
The first Ada validation certificate was earned by "Ada/Ed", which in truth was an Ada interpreter...and verrrrry sloooooowwwwww.
The first actual compiler validations were for a Rolm/Data General box and a Western Digital system.
In 1984, TeleSoft released their compiler, which was a piece of crap, and DEC released theirs I believe in 1985. The DEC compiler was the first production quality compiler I know of, and the beta of that may have been available in late 1984. I worked on a team that worked with that beta version (due to non-disclosure, we had to call it "compiler X") and even in beta it blew away the TeleSoft compiler.
By 1986-7 there were several Ada compilers around for various platforms suitable for doing serious work.
The first actual compiler validations were for a Rolm/Data General box and a Western Digital system.
In 1984, TeleSoft released their compiler, which was a piece of crap, and DEC released theirs I believe in 1985. The DEC compiler was the first production quality compiler I know of, and the beta of that may have been available in late 1984. I worked on a team that worked with that beta version (due to non-disclosure, we had to call it "compiler X") and even in beta it blew away the TeleSoft compiler.
By 1986-7 there were several Ada compilers around for various platforms suitable for doing serious work.
