multiple perspective software development

programming A decentralised approach to software development

which, instead of adopting a monolithic representation and

centralised control, models development in terms of

collaboration between autonomous partial systems.

Software development usually involves people with different

goals, expertise, and backgrounds, and the use of a wide range

of formalisms, tools, and environments. As information is

exchanged between participants, dependencies may be

established between information created by them. Multiple

perspective software development may be mapped into the

transaction model which can be used to prevent uncoordinated

access to interdependent information causing inconsistency.

[Fox Wai-Leung Poon]

(1995-12-14)