Software Testing Fundamentals : Methods and Metrics: This book is accessible only from Russia

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Project and Programme Management: Project and Programme Management

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The Psychology of Menu Selection: The Psychology of Menu Selection

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Using Z: Specification, Refinement, and Proof: This is the first book to cover the three important areas of using the Z notation -- specification, rigorous and formal proof, and refinement into code. It covers sequences, schemas, promotion, preconditions, a logic for Z, sample theorems, data refinement, algorithm development, and more. For programmers, software designers, and software engineers. Previously announced in 2/93 PTR Catalog.

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How to Design Programs: An Introduction to Programming and Computing: This introduction to programming places computer science in the core of a liberal arts education. Unlike other introductory books, it focuses on the program design process. This approach fosters a variety of skills--critical reading, analytical thinking, creative synthesis, and attention to detail--that are important for everyone, not just future computer programmers. The book exposes readers to two fundamentally new ideas. First, it presents program design guidelines that show the reader how to analyze a problem statement; how to formulate concise goals; how to make up examples; how to develop an outline of the solution, based on the analysis; how to finish the program; and how to test. Each step produces a well-defined intermediate product. Second, the book comes with a novel programming environment, the first one explicitly designed for beginners. The environment grows with the readers as they master the material in the book until it supports a full-fledged language for the whole spectrum of programming tasks.

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OpenSources: Voices from the Open Source Revolution: that is its namesake. Filled with writings from the central players--from Linux creator Linus Torvalds to Perl creator Larry Wall--the book convinces the reader of the overwhelming merits of freeing up the many iterations of software's source code. The open-source movement has become a cause c�l�bre in light of the widespread adoption of Linux, Perl, and Apache as well as its corporate support from Netscape, IBM, and Oracle--and strongly felt opposition from Microsoft. Open Sources doesn't address why these Microsoft foes are throwing their weight behind the movement. Instead, it focuses on the history and philosophy of open-source software (previously referred to as freeware) as an argument for shaping the future of programming. Open Sources is much larger than just a fight with any one company. Instead, it is a revolutionary call to release software development from the vested interests that label new directions in software development as threatening.

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Open Source Development with CVS, 3rd Edition: The popular first edition was one of the first books available on development and implementation of open source software using CVS. Examining how CVS affects the architecture and design of applications, this third edition has been enhanced with more value-added material covering strategies, third-party tools, scalability, client access limits, and overall server administration for CVS.

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Power Tools for Technical Communication: Grounded in authentic workplace scenarios, the step-by-step approach of POWER TOOLS FOR TECHNICAL COMMUNICATION prepares students for real world communication and workplace problem solving.

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Software Development Guidelines: Software Development Guidelines

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Adaptive Object-Oriented Software: This groundbreaking book presents a complete methodology for adaptive programming in any object-oriented language. Lieberherr's method provides a new approach to object-oriented program design that goes beyond object encapsulation and hard-coded navigation paths to achieve more flexible interactions among objects. Designers using this adaptive method work at a higher, more schematic level of abstraction to design software programs. Graph notation is used to represent the class structure of the program, and a 'propagation pattern' language describes how to distribute meaningful methods (including navigation) across the program's structure. Using this method, software designers can create programs that are easily modified and adaptable as needs evolve.

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