The Problem With Software
Why Smart Engineers Write Bad Code
- Hardcover
320 pages
- Release Date
23 October 2018
Summary
An industry insider explains why there is so much bad software-and why academia doesn’t teach programmers what industry wants them to know.Why is software so prone to bugs? So vulnerable to viruses? Why are software products so often delayed, or even canceled? Is software development really hard, or are software developers just not that good at it? In The Problem with Software, Adam Barr examines the proliferation of bad software, explains what causes it, and offers some suggestions on how to…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262038515 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 026203851X |
| Author: | Adam Barr |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 23 October 2018 |
| Weight: | 556g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm x 27mm |
| Series: | The MIT Press |
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About The Author
Adam Barr
Adam Barr worked as a programmer and manager at Microsoft for more than twenty years. He is the author of Find the Bug and Proudly Serving My Corporate Masters.
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