from
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (8 July 2008)
multiple perspective software development
<programming> A decentralised approach to software development
which, instead of adopting a monolithic representation and
centralised control, models development in terms of
collaboration between autonomous partial systems.
Software development usually involves people with different
goals, expertise, and backgrounds, and the use of a wide range
of formalisms, tools, and environments. As information is
exchanged between participants, dependencies may be
established between information created by them. Multiple
perspective software development may be mapped into the
transaction model which can be used to prevent uncoordinated
access to interdependent information causing inconsistency.
[Fox Wai-Leung Poon]
(1995-12-14)