{"product_id":"critical-code-national-research-council-9780309159487","title":"Critical Code: Software Producibility for Defense","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCritical Code\u003c\/i\u003e contemplates Department of Defense (DoD) needs and priorities for software research and suggests a research agenda and related actions. Building on two prior books--\u003ci\u003eSummary of a Workshop on Software Intensive Systems\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eUncertainty at Scale and Preliminary Observations on DoD Software Research Needs and Priorities\u003c\/i\u003e--the present volume assesses the nature of the national investment in software research and, in particular, considers ways to revitalize the knowledge base needed to design, produce, and employ software-intensive systems for tomorrow's defense needs. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCritical Code discusses four sets of questions: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eTo what extent is software capability significant for the DoD? Is it becoming more or less significant and strategic in systems development?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWill the advances in software producibility needed by the DoD emerge unaided from industry at a pace sufficient to meet evolving defense requirements?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhat are the opportunities for the DoD to make more effective use of emerging technology to improve software capability and software producibility?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIn which technology areas should the DoD invest in research to advance defense software capability and producibility?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sci,Computer Science and Telecommunications\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0309159482\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780309159487\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e National Academies Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/27\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"National Research Council","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48587590533375,"sku":"9780309159487","price":47.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/critical-code-national-research-council-9780309159487","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}