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From: friedl@vsi.UUCP (Stephen J. Friedl)
Newsgroups: comp.software-eng
Subject: Anybody know about SADT?
Message-ID: <660@vsi.UUCP>
Date: 12 May 88 19:32:50 GMT
Distribution: comp
Organization: V-Systems, Inc. -- Santa Ana, CA
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Hi net.{guys,gals},

     A number of months ago I became exposed to the Yourdon
Structured Analysis methodology (DeMarco's book) and was very
impressed with it.  I had previously done systems (20k-50k lines)
with no more than good programming skills, and the *design* skills that
I learned were really helpful.

     At any rate, I am very naive in this area, having only seen
one Way of Doing Things and also for not having done large
systems.  I have a general kind of interest in exposing myself
to another Way of Doing Things and have one in mind.

     The Byte Book Club main selection for this month is
_SADT: Structured Analysis and Design Technique_ by David A.
Marca and Clement L. McGowan ("with a forward by Douglas T.
Ross").

     (A) How is SADT?
     (B) How is this particular book?
     (C) If one wanted to be exposed to a couple of ways
	 of doing SA, what is a good second choice?

     Thanks folks,
     Steve

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