Posted: November 17th, 2015

Writing Assignment

Writing Assignment

Imagine it is 1977 and you have decided to adopt Boyer and Moore’s new string pattern matching algorithm for

use in a word processor that you develop and maintain. In this paper, you will write a short argument for a

non-technical audience to convince them of the strengths of Boyer-Moore over existing approaches and the

benefits that it will bring to users of your word processor. You should support any claims you make with

clear justifications (e.g., mathematical calculations, brief logical proofs, citations to the state of the

art in computer hardware/software for the time period).
You should write your paper for a non-technical audience. While you can assume your audience is familiar

with computers and word processing/text editing, you can not assume that they have any knowledge of

computer programming. Your additional justifications can (and should) be technical in nature, but the

primary body of your paper should target a non-technical audience.
Your paper should be 1 page double-spaced using 1 inch margins and 12pt Times New Roman font. This is

especially short by design to force you to make very concise arguments. You may include additional pages (a

max of 2 additional pages, for a total of 3) to account for references and justifications as described

above. Please keep in mind the following points of what would make for a good paper:
* The paper presents a clear and convincing argument that favors Boyer-Moore over existing approaches.
* All claims made in support of this argument are backed up by valid and verifiable justifications.
* The paper makes valid assumptions about the technical knowledge of the audience (i.e., that they have no

assumed programming or technical knowledge, an average consumer). Note that, again, the justifications of

the claims in your paper should be detailed and technical and nature and are not bound by the same

assumptions about audience as the main body of the paper.
* The paper is of appropriate length and formatting.

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