Title : A Methodology for Constructing a Design Handbook 
	for Object Oriented Systems

Authors : D Janaki Ram, K N Anantha Raman,
	  K N Guruprasad and Suchitra Raman

Contact Name : Dr. D. Janaki Ram

e-mail address : djram@iitm.ernet.in

Postal Address :

Dr. D. Janaki Ram
Assistant Professor
Department of Computer Science and Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology, Madras - 600 036
India 

Phone Number : +91-44-2351365 Extension : 3521

Fax : +91-44-2350305

Abstract :

Design reuse in mature engineering disciplines is helped by the
presence of Design Handbooks. These handbooks help in organizing
design knowledge in a format suitable for systematic reuse.  This
paper attempts to provide a methodology to construct a design handbook
to help reuse in building object oriented systems.  The handbook
attempts to provide a formal basis for design decisions in the context
of object oriented software development.  A specific case of choosing
a design pattern is illustrated to demonstrate the practical utility
of the methodology proposed.