Natures and Perspectives.
John D. McGregor · The Journal of Object Technology · 2006
Nature" and "Perspective" have similar meaning for Eclipse developers and for personnel in a software product line organization.The nature of product line work differs from one part of the organization to another.A developer using Eclipse switches among perspectives to have ready access to the specific tools needed for the nature of the current work such as testing, modeling, or plug-in development.The product line developer has many reasons to switch among different perspectives on the product line.In this issue of Strategic Software Engineering I will explore the fundamental natures in a product line organization and the perspectives required for the success of a software development organization.