Building Software: A Practitioner’s Guide

Nikhilesh Krishnamurthy, Amitabh Saran0849373034, 978-0-8493-7303-9

Providing a set of clear and rigorous engineering principles, Building Software: A Practitioner’s Guide shows software professionals how to tap into a wealth of solutions from legacy technologies and other engineering domains to overcome problems encountered in everyday software development. This book discusses such issues as naming conventions, fixes and patches, documentation, team management, and strategic development. It also tackles major technology issues including systems architecture, design, customized vs. packaged software, systems integration, and security. This text offers insight into what makes software reliable and how to ensure that it meets customer and organizational needs.