This book, and the research it describes, resulted from a simple observation we made sometime in 1986. Put simply, we noticed that many VLSI design tools looked "alike." That is, at least at the overall software architecture level, the algorithms and data structures required to solve problem X looked much like those required to solve problem X'. Unfortunately, this resemblance is often of little help in actually writing the software for problem X' given the software for problem X. In the VLSI CAD world, technology changes rapidly enough that design software must continually strive to keep up....

Knowledge-Based Software Engineering brings together in one place important contributions and up-to-date research results in this important area.
Knowledge-Based Software Engineering serves as an excellent reference, providing insight into some of the most important research issues in the field.

This book, and the research it describes, resulted from a simple observation we made sometime in 1986. Put simply, we noticed that many VLSI design tools looked "alike." That is, at least at the overall software architecture level, the algorithms and data structures required to solve problem X looked much like those required to solve problem X'. Unfortunately, this resemblance is often of little help in actually writing the software for problem X' given the software for problem X. In the VLSI CAD world, technology changes rapidly enough that design software must continually strive to keep up....

Knowledge-Based Software Engineering brings together in one place important contributions and up-to-date research results in this important area.
Knowledge-Based Software Engineering serves as an excellent reference, providing insight into some of the most important research issues in the field.