The ideas discussed are deep, but at the same time lightly and wittily expressed. The book is fun to read, rewarding the reader with many valuble and novel insights. Some sacred cows, including top-down development, dataflow diagrams and the distinction between What and How, are led to the slaughter. Readers will be provoked--perhaps to fury, perhaps to enthusiasm, but surely to think more deeply about topics and issues of central importance in the field of software development.
There are new ideas about problem structuring, based on the concept of a problem frame, leading to a clearer notion of complexity and how to deal with it. And other important topics include:
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The ideas discussed are deep, but at the same time lightly and wittily expressed. The book is fun to read, rewarding the reader with many valuble and novel insights. Some sacred cows, including top-down development, dataflow diagrams and the distinction between What and How, are led to the slaughter. Readers will be provoked--perhaps to fury, perhaps to enthusiasm, but surely to think more deeply about topics and issues of central importance in the field of software development.
There are new ideas about problem structuring, based on the concept of a problem frame, leading to a clearer notion of complexity and how to deal with it. And other important topics include:
Imprint | Addison Wesley |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Release date | June 1995 |
Availability | Supplier out of stock. If you add this item to your wish list we will let you know when it becomes available. |
First published | 1995 |
Authors | M. Jackson |
Dimensions | 234 x 156 x 13mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Paperback |
Pages | 248 |
Edition | Reissue |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-201-87712-0 |
Barcode | 9780201877120 |
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LSN | 0-201-87712-0 |