Postby Joecoc1916 » Sun Apr 08, 2018 11:47 pm
Dear Joel_Graff: (I wrote back in 2017)
That all said regarding my present work, I have extensive information on a, now unavailable software package for Civil Engineers and Surveyor's. It was on the market from about 1980 - 2000 when Professor Charles L. Miller, of MIT passed away. The package was picked up by McDonald-Douglas Corporation who migrated the software from it's Civil Surveying origins.
I would be more then happy to provide the information that I have or know the where abouts of. The package was called CLM Systems CEALs COGO.
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I don't really know what to say about this. Honestly, if the software and it's source code could be released under an open source / free software license, it might be of great benefit. Otherwise, I don't know that it will be of much use to us, here.
I am now studying about Domain Specific Languages(DSL), which is very interesting when approaching the above referenced Programming Language Civil Engineering Automated Library(CEAL) Coordinate Geometry(COGO). My DSL is called M++ for MIT where it first appeared in the 1950's, and Charles L. Miller that spear headed the effort at MIT. This program from the 1950's is still evolving, as it should be, at the Colorado Department of Transportation, to the best of my knowledge, thought its main line of development is now with, of cause, with the Military-Industrial Complex.
Sorry for being so winding, I will keep you abreast of M++ development. I hope to have a diverse developers with M++.
Thanks much for your time with this. Any replies are appreciated.
Joseph O'Connor