SOFTWARE ENGINEERING: EXPERIENCE IN A CONSULTING AGENCY

Abstract

The paper emphasizes the importance of a methodology in programming, on the opi— nion that we are in the proper times to develop a "new deal" in EDP. The methodology is defined as a habit of systematic reasoning which faces problem complexity by a proper interpretation of structured design and by "egoless" programming. The development of this habit of thought is based upon the choice of a proper programming language and upon a new team organization: the adaptive team. The result and the use of these ideas, in the design and implementation of production planning has been very successful in reducing the time required to test and debug large software systems.