The Problem With Software by Adam Barr - ISBN: 9780262038515
Hardcover
An industry insider explains why there is so much bad software—and why academia doesn’t teach programmers what industry wants them to know.

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
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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