MOOSE Collaboration

Software development for the LHC experiments has already started using methods traditionally used in HEP for many years. The experience from this software indicates that the software to be used during LHC operation should be done on a different basis.

The MOOSE Collaboration (RD41@CERN) has been established to study the viability of the Object Oriented approach for software development for High Energy Physics reconstruction and analysis code at the LHC. MOOSE:

• use Object Oriented technology.
• follow Software Engineering methods.
• are implementing the algorithm to recontruct tracks in the silicon detectors.
• programme in the Eiffel language.
• use Objecteering and OMO CASE Tools.
• use cvs for code management.