<!-- MHonArc v2.4.4 --> <!--X-Subject: [MUD-Dev] Re: Analysis and specification - the dirty words of mud development? --> <!--X-From-R13: X Q Znjerapr <pynjNhaqre.rate.ftv.pbz> --> <!--X-Date: Mon, 22 Jun 1998 16:46:34 -0700 --> <!--X-Message-Id: 199806222345.QAA02535#under,engr.sgi.com --> <!--X-Content-Type: text/plain --> <!--X-Reference: E0ykZwG-0006OW-00#post,mail.demon.net --> <!--X-Head-End--> <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN"> <html> <head> <title>MUD-Dev message, [MUD-Dev] Re: Analysis and specification - the dirty words of </title> <!-- meta name="robots" content="noindex,nofollow" --> <link rev="made" href="mailto:claw#under,engr.sgi.com"> </head> <body background="/backgrounds/paperback.gif" bgcolor="#ffffff" text="#000000" link="#0000FF" alink="#FF0000" vlink="#006000"> <font size="+4" color="#804040"> <strong><em>MUD-Dev<br>mailing list archive</em></strong> </font> <br> [ <a href="../">Other Periods</a> | <a href="../../">Other mailing lists</a> | <a href="/search.php3">Search</a> ] <br clear=all><hr> <!--X-Body-Begin--> <!--X-User-Header--> <!--X-User-Header-End--> <!--X-TopPNI--> Date: [ <a href="msg01169.html">Previous</a> | <a href="msg01171.html">Next</a> ] Thread: [ <a href="msg01066.html">Previous</a> | <a href="msg01017.html">Next</a> ] Index: [ <A HREF="author.html#01170">Author</A> | <A HREF="#01170">Date</A> | <A HREF="thread.html#01170">Thread</A> ] <!--X-TopPNI-End--> <!--X-MsgBody--> <!--X-Subject-Header-Begin--> <H1>[MUD-Dev] Re: Analysis and specification - the dirty words of mud development?</H1> <HR> <!--X-Subject-Header-End--> <!--X-Head-of-Message--> <UL> <LI><em>To</em>: <A HREF="mailto:mud-dev#kanga,nu">mud-dev#kanga,nu</A></LI> <LI><em>Subject</em>: [MUD-Dev] Re: Analysis and specification - the dirty words of mud development? </LI> <LI><em>From</em>: J C Lawrence <<A HREF="mailto:claw#under,engr.sgi.com">claw#under,engr.sgi.com</A>></LI> <LI><em>Date</em>: Mon, 22 Jun 1998 16:45:54 -0700</LI> <LI><em>Reply-To</em>: <A HREF="mailto:mud-dev#kanga,nu">mud-dev#kanga,nu</A></LI> </UL> <!--X-Head-of-Message-End--> <!--X-Head-Body-Sep-Begin--> <HR> <!--X-Head-Body-Sep-End--> <!--X-Body-of-Message--> <PRE> On Fri, 12 Jun 1998 20:57:44 +0100 Greg Munt<greg#uni-corn,demon.co.uk> wrote: > Requirements Specification - what customer requirements need to be > satisfied by the system? Any feature on any object in the game world must be able to be accomplished without source access to any other objects in the game world. > Analysis - unsure about this, and that was the reason for my > original post. The bridge between requirements and functional > specifications. I guess it specifies why and how a particular part > of the functionality will satisfy a particular requirement. (Any > input from you lot on this one?) This is where I use scenarios and Bubba gets his exercise. > Functional Specification - what functionality will the system > provide to satisfy the requirements? (The system from the user > perspective, sometimes called External Design.) This is what I test the scaenarios against and where Bubba gets his bruises and (less than) congenial nature. > Design - low-level design of the functionality: algorithms, class > designs, etc. (The system from the developer's perspective, > sometimes called Internal Design.) The only other fun bit outside of scenario play (and no I'm not going to wear the fishnets, french maid outfit, and waspie either!). > Coding/Implementation - the fun part The really boring mechanical bit. > Testing - the, er, not so fun part... A side effect of the really boring mechanical bit. -- J C Lawrence Internet: claw#null,net (Contractor) Internet: coder#ibm,net ---------(*) Internet: claw#under,engr.sgi.com ...Honourary Member of Clan McFud -- Teamer's Avenging Monolith... </PRE> <!--X-Body-of-Message-End--> <!--X-MsgBody-End--> <!--X-Follow-Ups--> <HR> <!--X-Follow-Ups-End--> <!--X-References--> <UL><LI><STRONG>References</STRONG>: <UL> <LI><STRONG><A NAME="01005" HREF="msg01005.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Analysis and specification - the dirty words of mud development?</A></STRONG> <UL><LI><EM>From:</EM> "Greg Munt" <greg#uni-corn,demon.co.uk></LI></UL></LI> </UL></LI></UL> <!--X-References-End--> <!--X-BotPNI--> <UL> <LI>Prev by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg01169.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: darkness/visibility</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg01171.html">[MUD-Dev] Tron meets MUD meets the arcades. 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But please help</A></strong>, John Bertoglio <a href="mailto:alexb#internetcds,com">alexb#internetcds,com</a>, Wed 10 Jun 1998, 18:54 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00988" HREF="msg00988.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Off topic! But please help</A></strong>, Jon A. Lambert <a href="mailto:jlsysinc#ix,netcom.com">jlsysinc#ix,netcom.com</a>, Fri 12 Jun 1998, 00:26 GMT </LI> </UL> </LI> </UL></BLOCKQUOTE> </ul> <hr> <center> [ <a href="../">Other Periods</a> | <a href="../../">Other mailing lists</a> | <a href="/search.php3">Search</a> ] </center> <hr> </body> </html>