Implementation and evaluation of a methodology for the stepwise refinement of data

Author

Belkhouche, Boumediene

Author_Institution

Dept. of Comput. Sci., Tulane Univ., New Orleans, LA, USA

Volume

2

fYear

1988

fDate

0-0 1988

Firstpage

764

Lastpage

772

Abstract

Chunk structure has been previously proposed (E. Towster, 1979), as a program design technique to support the stepwise refinement of data structures in parallel with program development. Both the definition of chunk structure and its required support induce new naming structures. The author reports on an initial implementation of chunk structure and describes the basic mechanisms necessary to manage the name space of a program written in a language supporting such a feature. The evaluation of the technique is discussed in the context of design languages.<>

Keywords

data structures; high level languages; structured programming; systems analysis; basic mechanisms; chunk structure definition; data structures; data structuring technique; design languages; initial implementation; methodology evaluation; name space; naming structures; program design technique; program development; stepwise refinement; Computer languages; Computer science; Data encapsulation; Data structures; Programming profession; Quality management; Reactive power; Remuneration; Software quality; Trademarks;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

System Sciences, 1988. Vol.II. Software Track, Proceedings of the Twenty-First Annual Hawaii International Conference on

Conference_Location

Kailua-Kona, HI, USA

Print_ISBN

0-8186-0842-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/HICSS.1988.11877

Filename

11877