Property-part diagrams: A dependence notation for software systems
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Jackson, Daniel
Kang, Eunsuk
Date Issued
May 2009
Journal
IEEE 31st International Conference on Software Engineering, 2009. ICSE 2009
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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
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Jackson, Daniel and Eunsuk Kang. "Property-part diagrams: A dependence notation for software systems." ICSE Workshop: A Tribute to Michael Jackson, Vancouver, May 2009, IEEE 31st International Conference on Software Engineering, 2009. ICSE 2009.
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Abstract
Some limitations of traditional dependence diagrams are explained, and a new notation that
overcomes them is proposed. The key idea is to include in the diagram not only the parts of a
system but also the properties that are assigned to them; dependences are shown as a relation
not from parts to parts, but between properties and the parts (or other properties) that support
them. The diagram can be used to evaluate modularization in a design, to assess how successfully
critical properties are confined to a limited subset of parts, and to structure a dependability
argument.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
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