Trends in software design for distributed computing systems

The methods currently used to develop the software for distributed computing systems are classified into three categories: data flow oriented, communication oriented and object oriented. Their applicabilities are compared, and future trends in software design approaches are discussed. The problems and issues to be addressed by the software design methodologies for distributed computing systems are pointed out. The authors discuss the trends in software design methods and identify object-oriented software design methodology as a promising approach.<
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