Reading Assignment 3

Parnas, D. On the Criteria To Be Used in Decomposing Systems into Modules

Parnas's paper is awfully old. Are his ideas still valid thirty years later? Choose two instances where Parnas's suggestions seem rather dated:

• For one of them, explain why his argument is no longer relevant. (2 points)
• For the other, explain why his argument is still relevant, and give an updated retelling of that part of his story. (2 points)