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An affordable approach to interactive desktop molecular modeling.

T E Ferrin1, G S Couch, C C Huang

  • 1Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of California, San Francisco 94143-0446.

Journal of Molecular Graphics
|March 1, 1991
PubMed
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Software development tools, including object-oriented programming, may improve application reliability and reduce time-to-market. Researchers ported the MidasPlus molecular modeling package to a NeXT workstation, detailing the process.

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Area of Science:

  • Computer Science
  • Software Engineering
  • Computational Science

Background:

  • Computer hardware has seen significant performance and cost improvements, but software development has lagged behind.
  • Application software is often more expensive and less reliable than hardware.
  • Emerging software development techniques show promise for addressing these challenges.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the impact of new software development tools on application time-to-market and reliability.
  • To describe the experiences and effort involved in porting a molecular modeling package to a new platform.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized object-oriented programming and interactive graphics-based user interface design tools.
  • Ported the MidasPlus molecular modeling package to the NeXT workstation.

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  • Documented the software development process and resource requirements.

    • Main Results:

    • New software development tools show potential for improving application reliability.
    • The porting process to the NeXT workstation was analyzed, providing insights into effort and challenges.
    • Experiences with specific software development tools on the NeXT platform are discussed.

    Conclusions:

    • Object-oriented programming and advanced UI design tools can positively impact software development.
    • The porting of MidasPlus demonstrates the feasibility and provides a case study for similar efforts.
    • Further adoption of these techniques is recommended to enhance software reliability and development efficiency.