Open AccessA Discussion of Prototyping within a Conceptual Framework
Author(s) -
John Kammersgaard
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
daimi pb
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2245-9316
pISSN - 0105-8517
DOI - 10.7146/dpb.v12i169.7445
Subject(s) - rapid prototyping , set (abstract data type) , computer science , software engineering , utopia , presentation (obstetrics) , point (geometry) , programming language , engineering , mathematics , medicine , political science , mechanical engineering , geometry , law , radiology
In this paper the notion of prototyping is discussed. The first part of the paper contains a presentation of a framework used in this discussion. A discussion of programming viewed as a social activity is complex and requires an elaborated set of concepts by which we can express our opinions. The framework provides us with a set of such concepts. In the second part of the paper prototyping is viewed ''through the spectacles'' introduced by the framework. This is done partly to express more precisely what is meant by the term ''prototyping'', and partly to point out some problems that might arise if the prototyping-literature is used as a guideline for programming. Finally some relevant ideas and experiences from the UTOPIA-project are presented