Perspectives in programming
O. B. Chedzoy · The Computer Journal · 1965
User's needs and compiler systemsBriefly, the paper defines a matrix where the rows represent system features and the columns, users' criteria.Two appendices accompany the paper and each appendix gives a brief explanation on each feature or criterion, respectively.The matrix is a ternary-value matrix where each element is either positive (+), negative (-) or zero (.), depending on whether the possession of a particular feature has an adverse, beneficial or null affect on the corresponding criterion.Attempts to attach quantitative values to the individual elements of the matrix were abandoned as being too controversial, but the user is encouraged to attempt his own quantitative assessment if he so desires. ConclusionThose most immediately concerned with the develop-