The Description of Large Systems

In this paper we discuss the problems associated with the description and manipulation of large systems when their sources are not maintained as single fields. We show why and how tools that address these issues, such as Unix MAKE and Lisp Machine DEFSYSTEM, have evolved. Existing formalisms...

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Main Author: Pitman, Kent
Language:en_US
Published: 2004
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/5635