Quote: a requirements document should contain everything needed to write acceptable software and no more [»parnDL2_1986]

Quote: an interface should capture the minimum essentials of an abstraction, without generalization [»lampBW10_1983]

Quote: a specification should not contain unnecessary details; otherwise all future implementations must provide it [»shawM3_1980]

Quote: designers must specify modules with exactly the information that they want the programmers to have [»parnDL8_1971]

Quote: specifications provide exactly the information needed to use and develop a program [»parnDL5_1972, OK]

Quote: the original definition of FORTRAN arrays specified a memory layout; caused trauma when later changed the layout

Quote: a data item in a hardware interface description has essential characteristics and arbitrary details; the later may differ over devices [»heniKL1_1980]

Quote: code is not a specification because it does not separate what is required from ways of achieving it

Quote: good requirements are simple, abstract needs [»huntA_2000]

Quote: code is not a specification because it does not separate what is required from ways of achieving it

Quote: a requirements specification must treat the system as a block box [»hsiaP11_1993]

Quote: a requirements specification includes functional requirements that show external behavior in terms of input and output

Quote: often a model is used as a specification or description; e.g., a finite state machine for a communication protocol; this does not state the requirements [»parnDL_1997]

Quote: UML and other object-oriented design languages align well with code and poorly with requirements [»clarS11_1999]

Quote: Y2K happened because data processing implemented existing practices w/o date abstractions [»huntA_2000]

Quote: a specification allows different implementations of a program module [»liskB_1996]

Quote: a specification allows one to use a program module before it is defined

Quote: a list of attributes may be a description or a specification; a specification may provide a choice; e.g., "the volume is a cubic meter" [»parnDL_1997]

Quote: names in a Larch interface specification tie together traits in the Shared language and programs in the programming language [»guttJV9_1985]

Quote: essential information in a specification must not rely on arbitrary details; e.g., use mnemonic names instead of numbers or sequences [»heniKL1_1980]

Quote: in a specification, specify numbers with error bounds; otherwise the designers may assume that the numbers are precise and inflexible [»neugW_1982]

Quote: a specification should only contain relevant information; no noise, remorse or redundancy [»meyeB1_1985]

Quote: remorse in a specification is adding to the description of a feature outside of its definition [»meyeB1_1985]