The Heap

Summary

This document is the January 1984 issue of The Heap, the newsletter for the Languages and Tools Special Interest Group (SIG) of DECUS (Digital Equipment Computer Users Society).

The newsletter features the following key sections:

• Editorial: Editor John R. Barr provides updates on upcoming pre-symposium seminars in Cincinnati, requests submissions for future issues, and introduces new SIG steering committee members.
• Interest Area Coordinator Updates: Introductions and contact information for the Modula-2, UNIX, and RT-11 operating system coordinators.
• Toolside Chat: A new quarterly column by Kathy Hornbach answering a reader's question about how to find software packages for DEC machines, detailing various DEC and DECUS catalogs.
• Feature Articles:
  • "Using CMS for a Very Large Software Project" by Robert Gable (Lear Siegler) describes how the company successfully utilized Digital’s Code Management System (CMS) to manage over 300,000 lines of source code for a complex flight management computer system.
  • "A Structured Analysis Method for Large, Real-Time Systems" by Derek J. Hatley (Lear Siegler) discusses the development of an extended structured analysis method based on Yourdon's techniques, specifically designed to handle control requirements in large, real-time avionics systems.