DocumentCode
3104828
Title
Visual languages and software specifications
Author
Yau, Stephen S. ; Jia, Xiaoping
Author_Institution
Dept. of Comput. & Inf. Sci., Florida Univ., Gainesville, FL, USA
fYear
1988
fDate
9-13 Oct. 1988
Firstpage
322
Lastpage
328
Abstract
The important issues and major features of visual languages are summarized, and their impact on software engineering, especially software specification techniques, are discussed. The potential of using visual languages for software specifications to improve software reliability, modifiability, reusability, and understandability is also considered.<>
Keywords
computer graphics; formal specification; software engineering; software reliability; software reusability; modifiability; reusability; software engineering; software reliability; software specifications; understandability; visual languages; Computer graphics; Humans; Microprocessors; Software engineering; Software reliability; Software reusability; Software systems; Very large scale integration; Visualization; Workstations;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Computer Languages, 1988. Proceedings., International Conference on
Conference_Location
Miami Beach, FL, USA
Print_ISBN
0-8186-0874-9
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ICCL.1988.13080
Filename
13080
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