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Design Methodologies and Specifications

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In the design phase of the software life cycle, the architecture of the system is determined. If it is reasonably complicated, the system in most cases consists of a number of components, called modules. During the design phase, those modules, relationships among modules, and possibly some control sequences are identified. Requirements for the modules are further specified, and this step is repeated until no further decomposition can be made and each module can be realized directly.

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    Phillip C.-Y. Sheu

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Sheu, P.CY. (1997). Design Methodologies and Specifications. In: Software Engineering and Environment. Software Science and Engineering. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-5907-8_4

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