A Case Study of a Program Library Technique.

Abstract

Program libraries have been used in the past in conjunction with structured programming, but very little attention has been given to the advantages of using a program library as a separate technique. As a separate technique, the program library increases project visibility and has the added advantage of being easily implemented with no retraining of the technical staff. The program library technique is outlined in this report and details of an implementation on a medium-sized project are given. This case study can serve as a guideline for an implementation of a program library on other projects. Many small-to-medium scale projects, that have heretofore ignored structured programming techniques because of personnel retraining costs and delay of implementation, may rapidly implement a program library to increase productivity, improve configuration management, and increase project visibility. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1977
Accession Number
ADA040929

Entities

People

  • P. R. Popick

Organizations

  • Johns Hopkins University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Case Studies
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Configuration Management
  • Physics Laboratories
  • Retraining
  • Software Development
  • Structured Programming
  • Students
  • Universities
  • Visibility
  • Word Processors

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

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  • Computer Science.
  • Software Engineering.
  • Systems Analysis and Design