title: The large-scale structure of software-intensive systems.
abstract: The computer metaphor is dominant in most discussions of neuroscience, but the semantics attached to that metaphor are often quite naive. Herein, we examine the ontology of software-intensive systems, the nature of their structure and the application of the computer metaphor to the metaphysical questions of self and causation.
authors: IBM ,  6533 West Prentice Avenue, Littleton, CO 80123 ,  USA.
authors: Grady
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authors: Booch
keywords: computer metaphor; software architecture; software-intensive system