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  • A Practical Handbook for Software Development

    A Practical Handbook for Software Development by Birrell, N. D.; Ould, M. A.;

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    Product details:

    • Edition number New ed
    • Publisher Cambridge University Press
    • Date of Publication 11 February 1988

    • ISBN 9780521347921
    • Binding Paperback
    • No. of pages272 pages
    • Size 246x189x15 mm
    • Weight 490 g
    • Language English
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    The designer of a software system, like the architect of a building, needs to be aware of the construction techniques available and to choose the ones that are the most appropriate. This book provides the implementer of software systems with a guide to 25 different techniques for the complete development processes, from system definition through design and into production. The techniques are described against a common background of the traditional development path, its activities and deliverable items. In addition the concepts of metrics and indicators are introduced as tools for both technical and managerial monitoring and control of progress and quality. The book is intended to widen the mental toolkit of system developers and their managers, and will also introduce students of computer science to the practical side of software development. With its wide-ranging treatment of the techniques available and the practical guidance it offers, it will prove an important and valuable work.

    'This book is remarkable for its breadth of scope and perspective.' ACM Software Engineering Notes

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    Table of Contents:

    Foreword; Preface; 1. The choices facing the system developer; 2. The software development process; 3. Development techniques; 4. Project inception; 5. System definition; 6. System design; 7. System production; 8. System acceptance and post-acceptance; 9. Project debriefing; other bibliographies; References; Index.

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