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In Praise of Under-Specification?

The author considers the benefits of under-specification. He uses the examples of Internet Protocol (IP) specifications that lack information about routing and how under-specification in manufacturing can allow for technological innovation and money savings. Other topics include Boolean representati...

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Published in:Communications of the ACM Vol. 60; no. 8; pp. 7 - 8
Main Author: Cerf, Vinton G.
Format: Article
Published: Association for Computing Machinery Aug2017
Subjects:
Technical specifications
Internet protocols
Computer operating system specifications
Engineering specifications
Requirements engineering
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost
Summary:The author considers the benefits of under-specification. He uses the examples of Internet Protocol (IP) specifications that lack information about routing and how under-specification in manufacturing can allow for technological innovation and money savings. Other topics include Boolean representation, IP packet payloads, and security and interoperability.