- Hardcover: 440 pages
- Publisher: OUP USA (15 Feb 1996)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0195091604
- ISBN-13: 978-0195091601
- Product Dimensions: 23.6 x 16 x 3.3 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,590,187 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"The title does not do justice to the originality of the author's ideas, nor to the broad range of related subjects he considers, such as the philosophy of science, the relationship between science and technology, human problem solving, and so on. Such holistic books are rare, as are authors who combine a comprehensive outlook with a keen critical faculty . . . . Anyone involved with building software should read this book."--Computing Reviews
."..a milestone book in the field of software engineering, one that will live long past the "how-to" and "breakthrough" books that currently fill the computing shelves...."--Robert L. Glass, The Software Practitioner
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Beyond Programming provides a unique examination of the software development process. It asserts that software development, a discipline that is less than 50 years old, is still guided by methods conceived in the framework of an older technology. To make significant progress in software development, we must re-examine our fundamental principles and construct a computer science for the technology of the twenty-first century. Blum goes on to explore the history of software development through looking at the scientific foundations of computer technology, the perspectives of the designers themselves and the methods used. The concepts reviewed in Beyond Programming are key to understanding the research and development challenges that will confront computer technology in the next century.
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Must-read lifelong experience
21 Nov 1996
Format:Hardcover
History of science, psychology and lots of wisdom in this book seaking a new paradigm for software engineering, using the unique features of software.
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