Download or read book The Decline and Fall of the American Programmer written by Edward Yourdon and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Decline Fall of the American Programmer written by Edward Yourdon and published by Prentice Hall. This book was released on 1993 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The lure of the silver bullet. Peopleware. Software processes. Software methodologies. Case. Software metrics. Software quality assurance. Software reusability. Software Re-engineering. Future trends. Software technology in India. The programmer's bookshelf.
Download or read book Decline Fall of the American Programmer written by Edward Yourdon and published by Prentice Hall. This book was released on 1992 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: According to Edward Yourdon, software development may soon move out of the U.S. into software factories in a dozen countries unless U.S. software organizations exploit the key software technologies examined in this new publication. Here Mr. Yourdon takes a close look at how U.S. companies can implement object oriented methods, CASE tools, software quality assurance, structured methods, software metrics, and re-engineering. For U.S. programmers, analysts, software engineers, and software development managers.
Download or read book Rise Resurrection of the American Programmer written by Edward Yourdon and published by Prentice Hall PTR. This book was released on 1998 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ed Yourdon warned the American programmer in his award-winning, controversial bestseller "Decline and Fall of the American Programmer" that if they did not change, the industry would migrate to countries that were more productive. The software industry has responded to this challenge, and Yourdon shows how in this long-awaited paperback version of his international bestseller.
Download or read book Decline and Fall of the American Programmer written by Edward Yourdon and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a refreshing change from the "Silver Bullet" books now on the market. Too often a solution to a single facet of the software delivery process problem is seized upon and touted as the complete answer to analyst/programmer productivity. I agree with Ed that a unified field theory is not yet available (probably never will be) but this work helps define the problem domain boundaries as no book in recent memory."--John Johns, AT & T, Georgia.
Download or read book The Myth of America s Decline Politics Economics and a Half Century of False Prophecies written by Josef Joffe and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2014 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "While it may be catnip for the media to play up America as a has-been, Josef Joffe, a ... German commentator and Stanford University academic, [proposes] that Declinism is not a cold-eyed diagnosis but a device in the style of the ancient prophets ... Gloom is a prophecy that must be believed so that it will turn out wrong. Joffe [posits that] 'economic miracles' that propelled the rising tide of challengers flounder against their own limits. Hardly confined to Europe alone, Declinism has also been an especially nifty career builder for American politicians, among them Kennedy, Nixon, and Reagan, who all rode into the White House by hawking 'the end is near'"--Dust jacket flap.
Download or read book In the Shadows of the American Century written by Alfred W. McCoy and published by Haymarket Books. This book was released on 2017-09-12 with total page 359 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The award-winning historian delivers a “brilliant and deeply informed” analysis of American power from the Spanish-American War to the Trump Administration (New York Journal of Books). In this sweeping and incisive history of US foreign relations, historian Alfred McCoy explores America’s rise as a world power from the 1890s through the Cold War, and its bid to extend its hegemony deep into the twenty-first century. Since American dominance reached its apex at the close of the Cold War, the nation has met new challenges that it is increasingly unequipped to handle. From the disastrous invasion of Iraq to the failure of the Trans-Pacific Partnership, fracturing military alliances, and the blundering nationalism of Donald Trump, McCoy traces US decline in the face of rising powers such as China. He also offers a critique of America’s attempt to maintain its position through cyberwar, covert intervention, client elites, psychological torture, and worldwide surveillance.
Download or read book The Digital Hand written by James W. Cortada and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2004 with total page 513 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text provides a historical perspective on how some of the most important American industries used computing over the past half century, describing their experience, their best practices, and the role of industries and technologies in changing the nature of American work.
Download or read book New Trends in Software Methodologies Tools and Techniques written by Hamido Fujita and published by IOS Press. This book was released on 2009 with total page 640 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Papers presented at the Eighth International Conference on New Trends in Software Methodologies, Tools and Techniques, (SoMeT 09) held in Prague, Czech Republic ... from September 23rd to 25th 2009."--P. v.
Download or read book Applying Software Metrics written by Paul Oman and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 1996-11-13 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Features a useful collection of important and practical papers on applying software metrics and measurement. The book details the importance of planning a successful measurement program with a complete discussion of why, what, where, when, and how to measure and who should be involved. Each chapter addresses these significant questions and provides the essential answers in building an effective measurement program. The book differs from others on the market by focusing on the application of the metrics rather than the metrics themselves. The author's provide information based on actual experience with successful metrics programs. Each chapter includes a case study focusing on technology transfer and a set of recommended references. The book serves as a guide on the use and application of software metrics in industrial environments. It is specially designed for managers, product supervisors, and quality assurance personnel who want to know how to implement a metrics program.
Download or read book The Technical and Social History of Software Engineering written by Capers Jones and published by Pearson Education. This book was released on 2014 with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pioneering software engineer Capers Jones has written the first and only definitive history of the entire software engineering industry. Drawing on his extraordinary vantage point as a leading practitioner for several decades, Jones reviews the entire history of IT and software engineering, assesses its impact on society, and previews its future. One decade at a time, Jones assesses emerging trends and companies, winners and losers, new technologies, methods, tools, languages, productivity/quality benchmarks, challenges, risks, professional societies, and more. He quantifies both beneficial and harmful software inventions; accurately estimates the size of both the US and global software industries; and takes on "unexplained mysteries" such as why and how programming languages gain and lose popularity.
Download or read book Software Methods for Business Reengineering written by Alfs Berztiss and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An approach to reorganising businesses using software engineering as a guiding paradigm. The author argues that software engineering provides both the necessary analytical expertise as well as the tools to transform process descriptions to support systems. He begins by introducing the necessary concepts, principles and practice before demonstrating how a business can define and construct the information base required. As a result, any manager or technically-minded person will learn here how to implement the reengineering of a business.
Download or read book User Error written by Ellen Rose and published by Between The Lines. This book was released on 2003 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: User Error doesn't argue that we should simply reject computers, but neither does it uncritically embrace the current state of affairs but offers other options.
Download or read book Managing Software Deliverables written by John Rittinghouse PhD CISM and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2003-12-24 with total page 351 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Managing Software Deliverables describes a set of proven processes for establishing an effective Software Program Management Office (SPMO) function in a corporate setting. Every business that has people performing Software Project Management (PM) activities has a need for these processes. In some instances, an organization may already have a PMO chartered with overall responsibility for each project managed in an enterprise. In those cases, this book will either provide validation of their efforts or it will provide some techniques and useful approaches that can be utilized to further improve on their overall implementation of the PMO. In the vast majority of cases in business, however, a PMO is unheard of. Each project managed in the enterprise is unfortunately managed separately from all others (at great cost in both time and money to the enterprise). Phase Roadmaps clearly depict what is expected by all parties at each phase of effort Pre-built Intranet is ready to deploy in a corporate setting and provides immediate use Process Methodology adheres to proven best-practices for software development
Download or read book The IFPUG Guide to IT and Software Measurement written by IFPUG and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2012-04-25 with total page 850 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The widespread deployment of millions of current and emerging software applications has placed software economic studies among the most critical of any form of business analysis. Unfortunately, a lack of an integrated suite of metrics makes software economic analysis extremely difficult. The International Function Point Users Group (IFPUG), a nonprofit and member-governed organization, has become the recognized leader in promoting the effective management of application software development and maintenance activities. The IFPUG Guide to IT and Software Measurement brings together 52 leading software measurement experts from 13 different countries who share their insights and expertise. Covering measurement programs, function points in measurement, new technologies, and metrics analysis, this volume: Illustrates software measurement's role in new and emerging technologies Addresses the impact of agile development on software measurement Presents measurement as a powerful tool for auditing and accountability Includes metrics for the CIO Edited by IFPUG's Management and Reporting Committee, the text is useful for IT project managers, process improvement specialists, measurement professionals, and business professionals who need to interact with IT professionals and participate in IT decision-making. It includes coverage of cloud computing, agile development, quantitative project management, process improvement, measurement as a tool in accountability, project ROI measurement, metrics for the CIO, value stream mapping, and benchmarking.
Download or read book Managing Information and Communications in a Changing Global Environment written by Information Resources Management Association. International Conference and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 1995-01-01 with total page 470 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Advances of information and communications technologies have created new forces in managing organizations. These forces are leading modern organizations to reassess their current structures to become more effective in the growing global economy. This Proceedings is aimed at the challenges involved in effective utilization and management of technologies in contemporary organizations.
Download or read book Creating a Software Engineering Culture written by Karl E. Wiegers and published by Addison-Wesley. This book was released on 2013-07-15 with total page 580 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the digital version of the printed book (Copyright © 1996). Written in a remarkably clear style, Creating a Software Engineering Culture presents a comprehensive approach to improving the quality and effectiveness of the software development process. In twenty chapters spread over six parts, Wiegers promotes the tactical changes required to support process improvement and high-quality software development. Throughout the text, Wiegers identifies scores of culture builders and culture killers, and he offers a wealth of references to resources for the software engineer, including seminars, conferences, publications, videos, and on-line information. With case studies on process improvement and software metrics programs and an entire part on action planning (called “What to Do on Monday”), this practical book guides the reader in applying the concepts to real life. Topics include software culture concepts, team behaviors, the five dimensions of a software project, recognizing achievements, optimizing customer involvement, the project champion model, tools for sharing the vision, requirements traceability matrices, the capability maturity model, action planning, testing, inspections, metrics-based project estimation, the cost of quality, and much more! Principles from Part 1 Never let your boss or your customer talk you into doing a bad job. People need to feel the work they do is appreciated. Ongoing education is every team member’s responsibility. Customer involvement is the most critical factor in software quality. Your greatest challenge is sharing the vision of the final product with the customer. Continual improvement of your software development process is both possible and essential. Written software development procedures can help build a shared culture of best practices. Quality is the top priority; long-term productivity is a natural consequence of high quality. Strive to have a peer, rather than a customer, find a defect. A key to software quality is to iterate many times on all development steps except coding: Do this once. Managing bug reports and change requests is essential to controlling quality and maintenance. If you measure what you do, you can learn to do it better. You can’t change everything at once. Identify those changes that will yield the greatest benefits, and begin to implement them next Monday. Do what makes sense; don’t resort to dogma.
