BY BRUCE G. BUCHANAN
Department of Computer Science
University of Pittsburg
Pittsburgh, Pa.
" Software design is a goal-oriented activity and need not be haphazard. The simple strategy of problem decomposition offers a new methodology for program development.
R.G. Dromey, “Systematic program development;” IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering, 14 (1), 12-29, January 1988.
" Electronic mail is ubiquitous in the scientific community. A look into the future, through a working prototype, shows a mail system that integrates text; images, and voice.
J.J.B. Postel, G.G. Finn, K.R, Katz, J.K. Reynolds, “An experimental multimedia mail system,” ACM Transactions on Office Information Systems, 6(1), 63-81, January 1988.
" One form of machine learning is transforming an initial description of a concept into one that can he tested efficiently, which is called making it operational. A recent paper describes three dimensions of operationality and how they are used in several learning programs.
R.M. Keller, ...
