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- From: rpomeroy@aunext3.amd.com (Ron Pomeroy x(Coop))
- Subject: Re: OOPs NON-prog. practicallity
- Message-ID: <1992Nov18.144813.1821@dvorak.amd.com>
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- Organization: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.; Austin, Texas
- References: <j_ohearn.722016929@dn73>
- Date: Wed, 18 Nov 92 14:48:13 GMT
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- In article <j_ohearn.722016929@dn73> writes:
- >>In <1992Nov16.234354.11981@bsu-ucs> 00wkheizer@leo.bsuvc.bsu.edu writes:
- >>
- >>>I am currently involved in a study of OOPs for a class project. My question
- >>>is what can non-programmers expect to gain from this new technology and in
- what
- >>>areas do you see as benefiting other than actual programming?
- >>
- >>What a wonderful question! There is no doubt that non-programmers have a
- great
- >>deal to gain from OO technology. OO analysis identifies real-world entities
- >>and transforms them into classes; this establishes a common language which
- >>creates a positive dialogue between the software engineer and the domain
- expert
- >>(the non-programmer). No longer does the software engineer have to confuse
- the
- >>domain expert by expressing himself/herself in terms of records, arrays, and
- >>far pointers; the discussions born of the analysis are expressed in terms
- clearly
- >>understood by the domain expert. The interviews conducted by the engineer
- with
- >>the domain expert allows the engineer to discover class responsibilities and
- >>class relationships. The interview process helps create a team atmosphere
- and
- >>makes the domain expert part of the solution! Such benefits are priceless!
- >>Today's software systems are incredibly complicated and any technique which
- >>serves to open the lines of communication between software development and
- the
- >>customer (both internal and external) is an asset.
- >>
- >>I have had the good fortune to see the transformation of the team environment
- >>where I work. I have seen multi-disciplinary teams work better and faster
- >>because of OO techniques!
- >>
- >>Thank you for listening.
- >>
- >>Jim O'Hearn
- >>Software Engineer
- >>Beckman Instruments, Inc., Diagnositics Systems Group
-
- Ditto. You hit the nail right on the head !!
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