| Electronic CAD Frameworks Softcover Repri Edition Contributor(s): Barnes, Timothy J. (Author), Harrison, David (Author), Newton, A. Richard (Author) |
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ISBN: 1461365805 ISBN-13: 9781461365808 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $104.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Technology & Engineering | Electronics - Circuits - General - Computers | Cad-cam - Technology & Engineering | Electrical |
| Dewey: 620.004 |
| Series: The Springer International Engineering and Computer Science |
| Physical Information: 0.46" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (0.69 lbs) 195 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: When it comes to frameworks, the familiar story of the elephant and the six blind philosophers seems to apply. As each philoso- pher encountered a separate part of the elephant, each pronounced his considered, but flawed judgement. One blind philosopher felt a leg and thought it a tree. Another felt the tail and thought he held a rope. Another felt the elephant's flank and thought he stood before a wall. We're supposed to learn about snap judgements from this alle- gory, but its author might well have been describing design automation frameworks. For in the reality of today's product development requirements, a framework must be many things to many people. xiv CAD Frameworks: Integration Technology for CAD As the authors of this book note, framework design is an optimi- zation problem. Somehow, it has to be both a superior rope for one and a tremendous tree for another. Somehow it needs to provide a standard environment for exploiting the full potential of computer-aided engineering tools. And, somehow, it has to make real such abstractions as interoperability and interchangeability. For years, we've talked about a framework as something that provides application-oriented services, just as an operating system provides system-level support. And for years, that simple statement has hid the tremendous complexity of actually providing those services. |