Effective Software Maintenance and Evolution: A Reuse-Based Approach (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780849335921)

With software maintenance costs averaging 50% of total computing costs, it is necessary to have an effective maintenance program in place. Aging legacy systems, for example, pose an especially rough challenge as veteran programmers retire and their successors are left to figure out how the systems operate. This book explores program analyzers, reverse engineering tools, and reengineering tools in-depth and explains the best ways to deploy them. It also discusses using XML-based tools, the roles of software components, object technology, and metaprogramming in improving systems maintenance, as well as how to align software with business goals through strategic maintenance.

Author: Stanislaw Jarzabek
ISBN-10: 0849335922
ISBN-13: 9780849335921
Publisher: Auerbach Publications
Language: English
Published: 05/07/2007
Pages: 424
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.58lbs
Size: 9.51h x 6.38w x 1.10d

Review Citation(s):
Scitech Book News 09/01/2007 pg. 24