Notational Conventions for Task Description

Conventions

1. Double Quotes Text within double quotes, "...",
   describes what is to be done at a high level of
   abstraction.

2. Square Brackets Text within brackets,
   [...], partially specifies the state that the system must be
   in before a task can be undertaken. That is, text within
   brackets specifies a precondition which must
   hold prior to undertaking a task.

3. Angular Brackets Text within angular
   brackets, <...>, describes what you
   are suppose to do.

4. Parentheses (Round Brackets) Text
   within parentheses, (...), describes how to do
   something.

5. Braces (Curly Brackets) Text within
   braces, {...}, suggests why you might
   want to do something.