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Is top-down natural? : some experimental results from non-procedural languages

✍ Scribed by G.R. Finnie


Book ID
104139959
Publisher
Elsevier Science
Year
1986
Weight
581 KB
Volume
25
Category
Article
ISSN
0020-7373

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✦ Synopsis


Non-procedural financial models can be developed in either a top-down or bottom-up fashion. Experiments with novice users of these packages indicate that, despite some encouragement, few individuals apply a naturally top-down technique. Knowledge of procedural languages such as COBOL further inhibits the use of the top-down approach.