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QuoteRef: britKH3_1981
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interface type
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virtual machine
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interface between program modules
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consistency testing
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good requirement specifications
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named constants and expressions
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early vs. late binding
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understanding systems
Reference
Britton, K.H., Parker, R.A., Parnas, D.L., "A procedure for designing abstract interfaces for device interface modules", Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Software Engineering, March 1981, pp. 195-204. Google
Other Reference
p. 295- 314 in Hoffman, D.M., Weiss, D.M. (eds.), Software Fundamentals. Collected Papers of David L. Parnas, Boston: Addison-Wesley, 2001
Notes
First use of 'abstract interface'
297 ;;Quote: a virtual device is a device-independent interface to device-dependent code; allows change without rewriting user programs
300 ;;Quote: an abstract interface represents the assumptions provided by a collection of device interfaces; it reveals some, but not all, properties of an actual device
302 ;;Quote: an abstract interface consists of an assumption list and programming constructs; the two must be consistent
302 ;;Quote: write interface assumptions in prose; errors seldom occurred in both assumptions and programming constructs
309 ;;Quote: classify parameters by likelihood of change and cost of variability; use run-time variables if low cost, system configuration variables if unlikely to change
309 ;;Quote: use reconfiguration interfaces for device-dependent characteristics that vary at run-time; e.g., drift rate
313 ;;Quote: allow virtual devices that do not correspond to hardware devices; capabilities may be scattered among multiple devices, one device may contain unrelated capabilities; want an understandable interface
Topic: interface type (50 items)
Topic: virtual machine (13 items)
Topic: interface between program modules (55 items)
Topic: consistency testing (60 items)
Topic: good requirement specifications (36 items)
Topic: named constants and expressions (21 items)
Topic: early vs. late binding (15 items)
Topic: understanding systems (48 items)