Abstract

When one thinks of programming, one thinks of programming languages and lines of coding. The principles of decision table programming, however, require very little in the way of coding and language details. In the context of software engineering, the concern is with a method of problem solving, treating a program in small, manageable pieces, and tying them together with a precise vehicle of communication. This book attempts to teach what decision tables are, and how to formulate and manipulate them. Designed for practicing programmers, software designers, analysts, testers, documenters, subject-matter specialists, and computer users who have some programming experience. There is very little mathematical content, no formal mathematical background is needed.