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Ada — On the acceptance problems of a planned innovation

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New Results and New Trends in Computer Science

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Long term planning of technical innovations is indispensable for large organizations; it is extremely difficult in a rapidly evolving technical environment. Ada is an important example of a carefully planned technical innovation which has been struggling with unexpected acceptance problems. This paper contains some reflections on these difficulties. Most of the problems encountered may also occur for innovations and improvements in other areas.

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Schwald, A. (1991). Ada — On the acceptance problems of a planned innovation. In: Maurer, H. (eds) New Results and New Trends in Computer Science. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 555. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0038198

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