Patterned prose for automatic specification generation

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Patterned prose for automatic specification generation

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Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems archive
Proceedings of the 1982 conference on Human factors in computing systems table of contents

Gaithersburg, Maryland, United States

Pages: 342 - 346

Year of Publication: 1982

Author

Sidney L. Smith

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SIGCHI: ACM Special Interest Group on Computer-Human Interaction
NBS : National Bureau of Standards
ACM Wash. DC Chap. : ACM Washington DC Chapter

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ACM New York, NY, USA

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ABSTRACT

Writing functional system specifications is a significant job in the early stages of most system development programs. Computer aids for automatic generation of draft material could help produce comprehensive specifications more quickly. To create such computer aids, we must find some way to input defined requirements. A functional capabilities checklist has been proposed for that purpose. And we must find a way to output the appropriate words to describe those requirements. A novel technique called “patterned prose” is proposed for this purpose. The use of patterned prose for automatic specification generation must still be evaluated in practical application. If that evaluation proves successful, this technique may offer promise as a means of organizing knowledge derived from past experience so that it can be used effectively in future work.

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	1	Smith, S. L. Requirements Definition and Design Guidelines for the Man-Machine Interface in C3 System Acquisition, Technical Report ESD-TR-80-122. Bedford, Massachusetts: USAF Electronic Systems Division, June 1980. (NTIS No. AD A087258)
	2	Smith, S. L. Man-Machine Interface (MMI) Requirements Definition and Design Guidelines: A Progress Report, Technical Report ESD-TR-81-113. Bedford, Massachusetts: USAF Electronic Systems Division, February 1981. (NTIS No. AD A096705)

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	Jonathan Grudin, The computer reaches out: the historical continuity of interface design, Proceedings of the SIGCHI conference on Human factors in computing systems: Empowering people, p.261-268, April 01-05, 1990, Seattle, Washington, United States
	Joaquín Nicolás , Ambrosio Toval, On the generation of requirements specifications from software engineering models: A systematic literature review, Information and Software Technology, v.51 n.9, p.1291-1307, September, 2009