Bringing Design to Software

Winograd, Terry

ISBN 10: 0201854910 / ISBN 13: 9780201854916

Published by Pearson Education, Limited, 1996

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Bringing Design to Software
• Publisher: Pearson Education, Limited
• Publication Date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0201854910
• ISBN 13: 9780201854916
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st.
• Condition: Good

About this title

Synopsis

This book aims to illuminate and stimulate the discipline of software design. Collecting insights and experience from experts in diverse fields, it addresses the growing demand that the software industry produce software that really works-software that fits people and situations far better than the examples we see today. With Terry Winograd's introductory framework to guide readers through thoughtful essays, perceptive interviews, and instructive profiles of successful projects and programs, the book explores the issues and concerns that most directly influence the functionality, usability, and significance of software. Contributors include some of the most prominent names in the computing and design fields. Programming Languages Survey/Compilers

About the Author

Terry Winograd is professor of computer science at Stanford University where he has developed an innovative program in software design. Winograd completed much of his work on this book at Interval Research Corporation, where he is a regular consultant. He is a member of the advisory board of the Association for Software Design, the editorial board of Human-Computer Interaction, and the national board of Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility.

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