Why software jewels are rare
Parnas, D.L.
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., McMaster Univ., Hamilton, Ont.;
This paper appears in: Computer
Publication Date: Feb 1996
Volume: 29,
Issue: 2
On page(s): 57-60
ISSN: 0018-9162
References Cited: 12
CODEN: CPTRB4
INSPEC Accession Number: 5213841
Digital Object Identifier: 10.1109/2.485847
Current Version Published: 2002-08-06
Abstract
A software jewel is a well structured program written in a
consistent style, developed so that each component is simple and
organized, and designed so that the product is easy to change. Despite
helpful articles and many textbooks on software design, software jewels
remain rare. Most of the software we see or buy is ugly, unreliable,
hard to change. I discuss why the recipes of the masters have not led to
more elegant commercial software and then provide some advice for those
who would like to produce better software
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