Abstract | ||
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The design of software has been a focus of software engineering research since the field's beginning. This paper explores key aspects of this research focus and shows why design will remain a principal focus. The intrinsic elements of software design, both process and product, are discussed: concept formation, use of experience, and means for representation, reasoning, and directing the design activity. Design is presented as being an activity engaged by a wide range of stakeholders, acting throughout most of a system's lifecycle, making a set of key choices which constitute the application's architecture. Directions for design research are outlined, including: (a) drawing lessons, inspiration, and techniques from design fields outside of computer science, (b) emphasizing the design of application "character" (functionality and style) as well as the application's structure, and (c) expanding the notion of software to encompass the design of additional kinds of intangible complex artifacts. |
Year | DOI | Venue |
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2007 | 10.1109/FOSE.2007.21 | FOSE |
Keywords | Field | DocType |
programming,systems analysis,computer architecture,computer science,concept formation,application software,informatics,software design,software engineering,software architecture,design research | Software design,Systems engineering,Software engineering,Software design description,Computer science,Design research,Resource-oriented architecture,Software construction,Software development,Social software engineering,Software requirements | Conference |
ISBN | Citations | PageRank |
0-7695-2829-5 | 38 | 2.47 |
References | Authors | |
39 | 2 |
Name | Order | Citations | PageRank |
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Richard N. Taylor | 1 | 5395 | 482.75 |
André van der Hoek | 2 | 2139 | 151.38 |