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From: rha@bunker.UUCP (Robert H. Averack)
Newsgroups: comp.software-eng
Subject: Re: Structured Analysis ques.
Message-ID: <3668@bunker.UUCP>
Date: 8 Jun 88 21:50:59 GMT
References: <4150003@hpcilzb.HP.COM> <2449@uvacs.CS.VIRGINIA.EDU>
Reply-To: rha@bunker.UUCP (Robert H. Averack)
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In article <2449@uvacs.CS.VIRGINIA.EDU> hsd@uvacs.cs.virginia.edu.UUCP (Harry S. Delugach) writes:

>One doesn't have to separate the two phases (requirements and design)
>as long as the designer keeps in mind the distinction between them --
>which decisions which are fundamental to the system's purpose and which 
>merely carry out the purpose?

     I think we need to be a little careful here.  It should be clear that
one needs to know WHAT a system is supposed to do BEFORE it is possible to
determine HOW to do it.  Therefore, even if the time gap between these
decisions is one hour, one could consider them as separate phases.

     Again, the essential point here is:  WHAT before HOW.


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