Computer Capers
Author | : Thomas Whiteside |
Publisher | : Signet Book |
Total Pages | : 184 |
Release | : 1979 |
Genre | : Computers |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Thomas Whiteside |
Publisher | : Signet Book |
Total Pages | : 184 |
Release | : 1979 |
Genre | : Computers |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Sandra Markle |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 132 |
Release | : 1983 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 9780688024291 |
Presents the history of computers, investigates what computers can and cannot do, explores how they work, and explains how to operate a computer and write programs. Includes puzzles, activities, and mini-mysteries.
Author | : Isaac Asimov |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 253 |
Release | : 1986 |
Genre | : Computers |
ISBN | : 9780140073102 |
Author | : Isaac Asimov |
Publisher | : Academy Chicago Publishers, Limited |
Total Pages | : 248 |
Release | : 1983 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 9780897330824 |
An interesting and varied collection of stories, written by acknowledged masters of suspense, intrigue and the bizarre whose imaginations have been inspired by the possibilities inherent in new technology of computers. In some of these stories, computers have a self willed life of their own; in others they are "abused" and made to commit crimes and other treacherous acts often chilling and sometimes amusing. Crime and computer buffs, science fiction fans or readers who want a "good read" will all find something in this anthology.
Author | : Blair Carter |
Publisher | : Nova Publishers |
Total Pages | : 182 |
Release | : 2002 |
Genre | : Games & Activities |
ISBN | : 9781590335260 |
Lists the most significant writings on computer games, including works that cover recent advances in gaming and the substantial academic research that goes into devising and improving computer games.
Author | : Capers Jones |
Publisher | : Addison-Wesley |
Total Pages | : 623 |
Release | : 2012 |
Genre | : Computers |
ISBN | : 0132582201 |
Poor quality continues to bedevil large-scale development projects, but few software leaders and practitioners know how to measure quality, select quality best practices, or cost-justify their usage. In The Economics of Software Quality, leading software quality experts Capers Jones and Jitendra Subramanyam show how to systematically measure the economic impact of quality and how to use this information to deliver far more business value. Using empirical data from hundreds of software organizations, Jones and Subramanyam show how integrated inspection, static analysis, and testing can achieve defect removal rates exceeding 95 percent. They offer innovative guidance for predicting and measuring defects and quality; choosing defect prevention, pre-test defect removal, and testing methods; and optimizing post-release defect reporting and repair. This book will help you Prove that improved software quality translates into strongly positive ROI and greatly reduced TCO Drive better results from current investments in debugging and prevention Use quality techniques to stay on schedule and on budget Avoid "hazardous" metrics that lead to poor decisions Important note: The audio and video content included with this enhanced eBook can be viewed only using iBooks on an iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch.
Author | : Capers Jones |
Publisher | : Prentice Hall |
Total Pages | : 648 |
Release | : 1994 |
Genre | : Computer software |
ISBN | : |
This handbook summarizes more than 50 of the major problems of building and maintaining software projects, and outlines the prevention control "therapies" available.
Author | : Capers Jones |
Publisher | : CRC Press |
Total Pages | : 512 |
Release | : 2021-08-26 |
Genre | : Computers |
ISBN | : 1000414736 |
Software development has been a troubling since it first started. There are seven chronic problems that have plagued it from the beginning: Incomplete and ambiguous user requirements that grow by >2% per month. Major cost and schedule overruns for large applications > 35% higher than planned. Low defect removal efficiency (DRE) Cancelled projects that are not completed: > 30% above 10,000 function points. Poor quality and low reliability after the software is delivered: > 5 bugs per FP. Breach of contract litigation against software outsource vendors. Expensive maintenance and enhancement costs after delivery. These are endemic problems for software executives, software engineers and software customers but they are not insurmountable. In Software Development Patterns and Antipatterns, software engineering and metrics pioneer Capers Jones presents technical solutions for all seven. The solutions involve moving from harmful patterns of software development to effective patterns of software development. The first section of the book examines common software development problems that have been observed in many companies and government agencies. The data on the problems comes from consulting studies, breach of contract lawsuits, and the literature on major software failures. This section considers the factors involved with cost overruns, schedule delays, canceled projects, poor quality, and expensive maintenance after deployment. The second section shows patterns that lead to software success. The data comes from actual companies. The section’s first chapter on Corporate Software Risk Reduction in a Fortune 500 company was based on a major telecom company whose CEO was troubled by repeated software failures. The other chapters in this section deal with methods of achieving excellence, as well as measures that can prove excellence to C-level executives, and with continuing excellence through the maintenance cycle as well as for software development.
Author | : Capers Jones |
Publisher | : Pearson Education |
Total Pages | : 488 |
Release | : 2014 |
Genre | : Computers |
ISBN | : 0321903420 |
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.