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Informationen zum Autor THOMAS M. PIGOSKI is Senior Software Engineer at TECHSOFT, Project Editor and primary author of ISO's proposed International Standard on Software Maintenance, and General Chair of the IEEE International Conference on Software Maintenance. Klappentext A complete insider's guide to software maintenance strategyAuthored by one of the world's foremost experts on software maintenance, this handy guide to software maintenance translates a great deal of theory into practical guidelines for daily operations. In a book packed with helpful real-world examples, maintenance do's and don'ts, and rules of thumb, Tom Pigoski covers all the bases, including:* Debugging, updating, customizing, interfacing, and integrating software* Software maintenance metrics* Designing for maintainability* Object-oriented and client/server software maintenance* The potential impact of the ISO standards* The hidden costs of creative cost controls* How to establish a corporate education and training program."One of the most detailed treatments of software maintenance currently in print. . . . This book is a worthwhile addition to the library of any software professional who works on the maintenance of existing computer programs --and that means most of us!" --Roger S. Pressman, PhD R. S. Pressman & Associates, Inc.Visit our Web site at: http://www.wiley.com/compbooks/ Zusammenfassung The amount of time and expense spent debugging, customizing, updating, and maintaining software far outstrips the amount spent buying it. This book provides a simple and straightforward introduction to software maintenance activities that work. It is the first book to cover software transition--the process of moving the product from developer to maintainer. Written by one of the world's foremost experts on software maintenance, it draws on real world case studies to explore basic do's and don'ts, IEEE and ISO requirements, organizational issues, and the often sticky issue of metrics. Other topics addressed include object-oriented software and client/server software, corporate education and training programs, creative cost controls, and more. Inhaltsverzeichnis Overview of Software Maintenance.Why Maintenance Is Expensive.Evolution of Software Processes and Models.A Recommended Software Maintenance Process.Pre-Delivery Software Maintenance Activities.Planning, Parts I & II: The Maintenance Concept and the Maintenance Plan.Planning, Part III: Resources.Transition.Transition Experiences, Part I. Transition Experiences, Part II.Setting Up the Software Maintenance Organization.Tools and Environment.Software Maintenance Metrics.Software Maintenance Metrics Experiences.Maintainability.Software Maintenance Management.Education and Training.Impact of Object Oriented Technology on Software Maintenance.Software Maintenance Resources.The Future of Software Maintenance.Glossary.Bibliography.Index....
