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A study in prototyping

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Proceedings of the workshop on Rapid prototyping

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https://doi.org/10.1145/1006259.1006272

Published: 19 April 1982 Publication History

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A prototype electronic form system was implemented to test the feasibility of a high level form definition mechanism. This mechanism is based on the idea of abstract data types in programming languages. In this paper I will briefly discuss prototypes in general and then describe the prototype electronic form system --- specific objectives, design decisions and evaluation.Rapid construction of the prototype was facilitated by tools on the UNIX™ operating system that helped manage frequent and quick changes to software. The prototype has proved invaluable in providing a better understanding of the facilities that should be included in a form definition language and of the issues in implementing it.

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Proceedings of the workshop on Rapid prototyping

April 1982

190 pages

ISBN:089791094X

DOI:10.1145/1006259

General Chairs:
Martha Branstad,
Marvin Zelkowitz,
Program Chair:
Stephen L. Squires

ACM SIGSOFT Software Engineering Notes Volume 7, Issue 5
Special issue on rapid prototyping
December 1982
184 pages
ISSN:0163-5948
DOI:10.1145/1006258
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Patton B(1983)PrototypingACM SIGSOFT Software Engineering Notes10.1145/1005959.10059638:2(14-16)Online publication date: 1-Apr-1983
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Buschlinger EStaab FBuschlinger EStaab F(1993)Appendix B: LiteraturverzeichnisUNIX für Software-Entwickler10.1007/978-3-322-96669-8_6(247-255)Online publication date: 1993
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-322-96669-8_6
Fern DDonaldson S(1989)Tri-Cycle: a prototype methodology for advanced software development[1989] Proceedings of the Twenty-Second Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences. Volume II: Software Track10.1109/HICSS.1989.48015(377-386)Online publication date: 1989
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