Comments on: Discovering Language and Context http://aslamkhan.net/software-development/discovering-language-and-context/ Ubuntu coding ... for your friends Fri, 11 Nov 2011 13:30:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Claudio Perrone http://aslamkhan.net/software-development/discovering-language-and-context/comment-page-1/#comment-1632 Claudio Perrone Thu, 19 Feb 2009 12:25:23 +0000 http://aslamkhan.net/?p=91#comment-1632 Interesting. In fact, it is very similar to using (as I now do) concept maps for this task. We discussed this approach in Lech with Mats Helander, as we were sharing our experiences and trying to identify some usable notation for capturing intention. You write concepts using (a tool or) whiteboard (with or without post-its) and you link them together using propositions (i.e. how the 2 concepts relate). This creates a graph of relationships among the various concepts. A separate legend might briefly explain what each concept mean, attributes and potential rules. I'm not sure if the word "influence" is sufficient to clarify a proposition, but it seems like a decent starting point when the relationship is not yet clear. Actually, at this early stage, a bit of ambiguity could be really valuable :-) Interesting. In fact, it is very similar to using (as I now do) concept maps for this task.
We discussed this approach in Lech with Mats Helander, as we were sharing our experiences and trying to identify some usable notation for capturing intention.

You write concepts using (a tool or) whiteboard (with or without post-its) and you link them together using propositions (i.e. how the 2 concepts relate). This creates a graph of relationships among the various concepts.

A separate legend might briefly explain what each concept mean, attributes and potential rules. I’m not sure if the word “influence” is sufficient to clarify a proposition, but it seems like a decent starting point when the relationship is not yet clear. Actually, at this early stage, a bit of ambiguity could be really valuable :-)

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