Creative Computing - Distance Learning Save
An innovative new Bsc from Goldsmiths, London's Creative University.
www.LondonExternal.ac.uk/comp (sponsored link)
 

Building bug-free O-O software: An introduction to Design by Contract Save
Advanced use of assertions for clearer specifications and greater software reliability. By OO guru Bertrand Meyer, creator of Eiffel.
http://archive.eiffel.com/doc/manuals...   

Classic Mistakes Enumerated Save
Description of 36 ineffective development practices: people-related, process-related, product-related, technology-related. (Sample chapter from Steve McConnell's book Rapid Development.)
http://www.stevemcconnell.com/rdenum.htm   

Classic Testing Mistakes Save
The role of testing, Planning the complete testing effort, Personnel issues, The tester at work, Test automation, Code coverage
http://www.testing.com/writings/class...   

Heavy Rotation Save
For business software, faster-cheaper can be better too.
http://www.acm.org/ubiquity/views/w_f...   

High-Pressure Steam Engines and Computer Software Save
Software safety. Parallels between the early development of high-pressure steam engines and software engineering that we can apply to the use of computers in complex systems.
http://sunnyday.mit.edu/steam.pdf   

Introducing Demeter and its Laws Save
Adaptive Programming - specifying the connections between objects as loosely as possible. Makes programs more flexible, more resilient to change, and more adaptable to varying configurations of classes within a given domain
http://www.cmcrossroads.com/bradapp/d...   

Large Software Systems - Back to Basics Save
John Evans; Crosstalk, June 2000. The importance of software architecture, and related items such as unambiguous requirements and coding standards.
http://stsc.hill.af.mil/crosstalk/200...   

Lessons Learned -- Current Problems Save
Technical and managerial best/worst practices. Based on study of US Department of Defense software projects.
http://www.spmn.com/lessons.html   

Major Causes of Software Project Failures Save
Lorin J. May; Crosstalk, July 1998. Based on interviews with software consultants and practitioners who were asked to provide "autopsies" of failed projects with which they have been acquainted.
http://stsc.hill.af.mil/crosstalk/199...   

Nine Steps to Delivering Defect-Free Software Save
By a software developer and consultant with over 30 years experience.
http://www.tenberry.com/errfree/steps...   

On the Criteria To Be Used in Decomposing Systems into Modules Save
One of the classic articles leading to modern software engineering, by D.L. Parnas.
http://www.acm.org/classics/may96/   

Orphans Preferred Save
Characteristics of software developers - personality type, demographics, age, education, attitudes.
http://www.gamasutra.com/features/199...   

Principles of Good GUI Design Save
Describes the basic rules for all good interfaces - the cardinal dos and don'ts.
http://axp16.iie.org.mx/Monitor/v01n0...   

Seven Principles Of Software Development Save
Emphasizes "soft" issues - attitude, approach.
http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?SevenPrinciple...   

Seven Steps to Test Automation Success Save
This paper presents seven key steps: improve the testing process, define requirements, prove the concept, champion product testability, design for sustainability, plan for deployment, and face the challenges of success.
http://www.io.com/~wazmo/papers/seven...   

Successful Engineering Management: 7 Lessons Learned Save
People management advice for technical people.
http://www.jrothman.com/Papers/useful...   

Sure It Works, But Is It Beautiful: The Relationship Between Software Aesthetics and Quality Save
Some aspects of the relationship between quality and aesthetics (beauty) in software, using architecture analogies.
http://www.chc-3.com/pub/beautifulsof...   

Survival Crib Notes: NASA's Success Checklist Save
9 Dos and 8 Don'ts for software project success, from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. (Sample chapter from Steve McConnell's book Software Project Survival Guide.)
http://www.stevemcconnell.com/sgcrib.htm   

The Many Dimensions of the Software Process Save
Explores the importance and purpose of software process and quality.
http://www.acm.org/crossroads/xrds6-4...   

The Programmers' Stone Save
Recapturing, exploring and celebrating the Art of Computer Programming.
http://www.reciprocality.org/Reciproc...   

The Therac-25 Accidents Save
Case study of a well known software error.
http://sunnyday.mit.edu/papers/therac...   

What Do Users Want? Engineering Usability into Software Save
User-Centered Design. Simple approaches for delivering smaller, simpler systems that better serve the needs of users.
http://foruse.com/articles/whatusers.htm   

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