Decline & Fall of the American Programmer

YOURDON, Edward

ISBN 10: 0132036703 / ISBN 13: 9780132036702

Published by Prentice Hall Direct, New Jersey, 1992

About this Item

8vo. pp. 352. Erik Naggum in ink to flyleaf. DJ with a few crinkles, edgewear.

Seller Inventory # 0000842

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Decline & Fall of the American Programmer
• Publisher: Prentice Hall Direct, New Jersey
• Publication Date: 1992
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0132036703
• ISBN 13: 9780132036702
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First edition.
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: near fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • Computing

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Synopsis

Argues that increasing international competition will result in unemployment for American programmers, outlines the causes, and suggests a solution in the exploitation of key software technologies

From the Publisher

All over the world, software development organizations are grappling with staggering problems of productivity and quality. But while most organizations see the current situation as a problem, a few--the "world- class" software organizations--see it as an opportunity, and have publicly commited to bringing about ten-fold improvements by the mid-1990s.