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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...

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