Directory structure

The structure for the canonical SEP document is based on two principles.

• The structure minimizes code duplication. Code duplication aggravates software maintenance and usually leads to inconsistent code copies.
• The structure isolates each document, chapter, and each figure as a standalone object. Such an object oriented style facilitates easy reconfiguration and re-usability of parts of an available document.

Unfortunately, both principles collide, as we expect from most good principles.

In the following paragraphs I suggest a directory structure which compromises between our two lofty goals. This directory structure has evolved from Claerbout's book structure and the SEP report structure. It may need to be extended to comfortably accommodate more interdependent thesis documents.