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Modeling software systems by domainsThe Software Architectures Engineering (SAE) Project at the Software Engineering Institute (SEI) has developed engineering modeling techniques that both reduce the complexity of software for domain-specific computer systems and result in systems that are easier to build and maintain. These techniques allow maximum freedom for system developers to apply their domain expertise to software. We have applied these techniques to several types of applications, including training simulators operating in real time, engineering simulators operating in non-real time, and real-time embedded computer systems. Our modeling techniques result in software that mirrors both the complexity of the application and the domain knowledge requirements. We submit that the proper measure of software complexity reflects neither the number of software component units nor the code count, but the locus of and amount of domain knowledge. As a result of using these techniques, domain knowledge is isolated by fields of engineering expertise and removed from the concern of the software engineer. In this paper, we will describe kinds of domain expertise, describe engineering by domains, and provide relevant examples of software developed for simulator applications using the techniques.
Document ID
19930008317
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Dippolito, Richard
(Carnegie-Mellon Univ. Pittsburgh, PA, United States)
Lee, Kenneth
(Carnegie-Mellon Univ. Pittsburgh, PA, United States)
Date Acquired
September 6, 2013
Publication Date
July 1, 1992
Publication Information
Publication: NASA. Ames Research Center, Working Notes from the 1992 AAAI Workshop on Automating Software Design. Theme: Domain Specific Software Design
Subject Category
Computer Programming And Software
Accession Number
93N17506
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
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