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- From: Martin Bryan <mtbryan@sgml.u-net.com>
- To: "Clark C. Evans" <cce@clarkevans.com>,Daniel Veillard <Daniel.Veillard@w3.org>
- Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2000 07:54:03 +0100
Clark C. Evans wrote:
> 1. Software implements a process (that given particular
> state and input produces a particular output).
>
> 2. The goal of the specification is to describe this
> specific process so that it can be automated by
> a machine _and_ understood by a human.
No.The goal of a specification should be to describe the inputs required to produce a specific output. It should say nothing about the processes involved in moving from the input to the output.
Martin Bryan
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