Author_Institution :
US Naval Postgraduate Sch., Monterey, CA, USA
Abstract :
A description is given of an approach to rapid prototyping that uses a specification language (the Prototype-System Description Language, PSDL) integrated with a set of software tools. including an execution support system, a rewrite system, a syntax-directed editor with graphics capabilities, a software base, a design database, and a design-management system. The prototyping language lets the designer use dataflow diagrams with nonprocedural control constraints as part of the specification of a hierarchically structured prototype. The resulting description is free from programming-level details, in contrast to prototypes constructed with a programming language. The discussion covers the language and method, rewrite subsystem, design manager, software base, and execution support.<>
Keywords :
software engineering; software tools; specification languages; text editing; PSDL; Prototype-System Description Language; dataflow diagrams; design database; design-management system; execution support system; hierarchically structured; nonprocedural control constraints; rapid prototyping; rewrite system; software base; software tools; specification language; syntax-directed editor; Computational modeling; Costs; Databases; Graphics; Prototypes; Software prototyping; Software reliability; Software reusability; Software tools; Specification languages;
