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Dimensional flowcharting
Author(s) -
Witty Robert W.
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
software: practice and experience
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.437
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1097-024X
pISSN - 0038-0644
DOI - 10.1002/spe.4380070503
Subject(s) - computer science , curse of dimensionality , representation (politics) , software , programming language , engineering drawing , theoretical computer science , algorithm , artificial intelligence , engineering , politics , political science , law
By introducing the idea of axes Dimensional Flowcharting clarifies the representation of sequential and parallel operations. Step‐Wise Refinement is added to give an improved method of representing and understanding the design of software. Many of the disadvantages of conventional flowcharting are removed. The dimensionality concept is carried through to the construction of working programs and a dimensional programming language is described.