Programming Viewed as an Engineering Activity

dc.creator	Rich, Charles
dc.creator	Shrobe, Howard E.
dc.creator	Waters, Richard C.
dc.creator	Sussman, Gerald J.
dc.creator	Hewitt, Carl E.
dc.date	2004-10-04T14:48:40Z
dc.date	2004-10-04T14:48:40Z
dc.date	1978-01-01
dc.date.accessioned	2013-10-09T02:44:37Z
dc.date.available	2013-10-09T02:44:37Z
dc.date.issued	2013-10-09
dc.identifier	AIM-459
dc.identifier	http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/6285
dc.identifier.uri	http://koha.mediu.edu.my:8181/xmlui/handle/1721
dc.description	It is profitable to view the process of writing programs as an engineering activity. A program is a deliberately contrived mechanism constructed from parts whose behaviors are combined to produce the behavior of the whole. We propose to develop a notion of understanding a program which is analogous to similar notions in other engineering subjects. Understanding is a rich notion in engineering domains. It includes the ability to identify the parts of a mechanism and assign a purpose to each part. Understanding also entails being able to explain to someone how a mechanism works and rationalize its behavior under unusual circumstances.
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dc.language	en_US
dc.relation	AIM-459
dc.title	Programming Viewed as an Engineering Activity

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