PDL A tool for software design
Stephen H. Caine, E. Kent Gordon · Managing Requirements Knowledge, International Workshop on · 1899
During the past several years, industry has seen an explosion in the cost of software production coupled with a decline in the quality and reliability of the results. A realization that structured programming, top-down design, and other changes in techniques can help has alerted the field to the importance of applying advanced design and programming methods to software production.