Author

Publication

1996 - Oxford University Press, New York, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

105,750 words, Guess

Page Count

423 pages

Identifiers

and 2 more
  • LibraryThing5599438
  • Goodreads877227

Classifications

  • DDC005.1/2/01
  • LCCQA76.76.D47 B62 1996

Description

This book provides a unique examination of the software development process, arguing that the discipline, still dominated by methods conceived in the framework of older technologies, must undergo a fundamental re-examination of its guiding principles in order for significant progress to take place. To gain fresh insights into how to direct future research, the book explores the scientific foundations of computer technology and examines design from the perspective of practitioners; it also offers a critique of the methods employed in software development and an evaluation of an alternate paradigm that has been used successfully for 14 years. Comprising a set of core readings for understanding the research and development challenges that will confront computer technology in the 21st century, the concepts reviewed here will be of great interest to computer science researchers and educators, graduate students, and software engineers.

Subjects

Series Statement

  • Johns Hopkins University/Applied Physics Laboratory series in science and engineering

Other Editions

  • Beyond programmingOxford University Press1996

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