NDLI: Software evolution through iterative prototyping

Content Provider	IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Author	Goldman, N. Narayanaswamy, K.
Copyright Year	1992
Description	Author affiliation: USC/Information Sciences Institute (Goldman, N.)
Abstract	The process of developing and evolving complex software systems is intrinsically exploratory in nature. Some prototyping activity is therefore inevitable in every stage of that process. Our program development and evolution methodology is predicated upon this observation. In this methodology, a prototype software system is developed as an approximation to an envisioned target system by compromising along one or more of the following dimensions: system performance, system functionality, or user interface. However, the prototype is not the end-product of the pro- cess. Instead, we support iterative evolution of the prototype towards the envisioned system by gradually dealing with the three general areas of compromise. This paper describes the methodology of using this al- ternative lifecycle; to wit, the programming language concepts and related implementation technology that support practice of the suggested methodology. We summarize the lessons we have learned in building and using this technology over the last several years.
Starting Page	158
Ending Page	172
File Size	1273254
Page Count	15
File Format	PDF
ISBN	0897915046
ISSN	02705257
DOI	10.1109/ICSE.1992.753497
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	1992-05-11
Publisher Place	Australia
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Association for Computing Machinery, Inc. (ACM)
Subject Keyword	Software prototyping Prototypes User interfaces Computer languages Programming Machinery Software engineering System performance Information analysis
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Software

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