ARPA STARS Program

The Software Technology for Adaptable, Reliable Systems (STARS) program is sponsored by the Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA), contracted through the Air Force Electronic Systems Center (ESC), and involves three cooperating prime contractors -- Boeing, Loral, and Unisys -- and a large number of subcontractors. The STARS goal is to increase software productivity, reliability, and quality by integrating support for modern software development processes and reuse concepts within software engineering environment (SEE) technology.

STARS is focused on accelerating a change in the way software is developed within the DoD. This change represents a shift to a megaprogramming paradigm that is process driven, domain specific, reuse based, and technology supported.

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Program Overview

  • Megaprogramming Support Elements
  • Product Line Approach
  • Projected Software Savings
  • Focus Areas
  • Strategy and Products
  • Participants: Roles and Relationships
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    Technical Topics

    The following items jump to lists of technical papers and newsletter articles that are related to the subjects named, in reverse order of the age of the items. These lists are also available from Focus Areas.
  • Reuse
  • Process-driven Development
  • Software Engineering Environments
  • Technology Transfer
    • STARS WWW Node developed and maintained by Bob Munck, Paul Orgren, and Beth Perry, Unisys, Reston, VA.

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