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Maturing usability: quality in software, interaction and value (Human-Computer Interaction Series)
Law E., Hvannberg E., Cockton G., Springer-Verlag New York, Inc., Secaucus, NJ, 2007. 429 pp. Type: Book (9781846289408)
This is a significant volume by numerous authors, all of whom are leaders in the usability community. It contains something for everyone concerned with software usability. The history of software usability, from diverse p...
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Nov 21 2008 |
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Beginning DotNetNuke 4.0 Web site creation in VB 2005 with Visual Web Developer 2005 Express: from novice to professional
Symmonds N., Apress, Berkeley, CA, 2006. 448 pp. Type: Book (9781590597675)
DotNetNuke 4.0.x is an open-source project that makes use of the ASP.NET 2.0 technology. It provides a framework for developing both client- and server-side Web sites, portals, and such. It sits on top of Microsoft’s .NET 2.0...
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Mar 13 2008 |
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 Is abstraction the key to computing?
Kramer J. Communications of the ACM 50(4): 36-42, 2007. Type: Article
This is an interesting article; however, it stops just when things get really interesting. Kramer makes the case, as have others, that the ability to solve problems, do abstract thinking, and discern patterns is a key talent (or talent...
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May 25 2007 |
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Observe-mine-adopt (OMA): an agile way to enhance software maintainability
Hayes J., Mohamed N., Gao T. Journal of Software Maintenance: Research and Practice 15(5): 297-323, 2003. Type: Article
As so many things do, this paper comes from studies of rather obvious ways of doing things, or, as the authors term it, “common sense business practices.” Many of us learn by observing some phenomenon. After a while...
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Mar 16 2004 |
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Managing software engineering knowledge
Aurum A., Handzic M., Springer-Verlag New York, Inc., Secaucus, NJ, 2003. 380 pp. Type: Book (9783540003700)
This four-part book is a collection of chapters by individual authors, ranging from the theoretical to the practical, that address how to manage the knowledge derived from software engineering activities. Each of the four parts starts ...
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Jan 5 2004 |
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On fault classes and error detection capability of specification-based testing
Tsuchiya T., Kikuno T. ACM Transactions on Software Engineering and Methodology 11(1): 58-62, 2002. Type: Article
This relatively short paper builds on earlier work by Kuhn [1] wherein he demonstrated that with respect to detectability, faults in Boolean specification form a hierarchy. The authors have extended the hierarchy and reached conclusio...
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Jul 23 2002 |
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Strategies for managing computer software upgrades
Shaw N. Idea Group Publishing, Hershey, PA, 2001. Type: Divisible Book
On the day I received this book, I also received a “Get your upgrade now at the introductory bargain basement price” notice and was thinking like a typical client/user, not a developer. Taking the book from its pack...
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Sep 1 2001 |
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Rebel code: Linux and the open source revolution
Moody G., Perseus Books, Cambridge, MA, 2001. 319 pp. Type: Book (9780738203331)
Based in large part on extensive interviews with major, and some minor, figures, Moody relates the story of free software. Beginning with both Bill Gates and Linus Torvalds in near infancy, through the plans by the ...
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Jan 1 2001 |
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Linux internals
Bar M., McGraw-Hill, Inc., New York, NY, 2000. 351 pp. Type: Book (9780072125986)
This most useful and welcome book will serve its (unstated) audience well. Those needing to customize Linux or write device drivers, for example, will find the book indispensable....
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Aug 1 2000 |
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An Empirical Approach to Studying Software Evolution
Kemerer C., Slaughter S. IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering 25(4): 493-509, 1999. Type: Article
While much has been written about software engineering, a major subdivision of the field has not received the empirical or research attention it deserves. Even though the recent Y2K problems have drawn attention to software maintenance...
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