{"product_id":"9780792392521","title":"The Springer International Series in Engineering and Computer Science","description":"\u003ch1\u003eThe Springer International Series in Engineering and Computer Science\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eBarnes, Timothy J.; Harrison, David; Newton, A. Richard; Spickelmier, Rick L.\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhen 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 1992-06-30\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9780792392521\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-1-4615-3558-4\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 235cm x155cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 195\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer US","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45578392830092,"sku":"9780792392521","price":98.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780792392521.jpg?v=1775009512","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9780792392521","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}