Software for Use : A Practical Guide to the Models and Methods of Usage-Centered Design

Lockwood, Lucy A. D., Eonstantine - Acm Press Staff, Constantine, Larry L.

ISBN 10: 0201924781 / ISBN 13: 9780201924787

Edité par Pearson Education, Limited, 1999

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Titre : Software for Use : A Practical Guide to the ...

Éditeur : Pearson Education, Limited

Date d'édition : 1999

Reliure : Couverture rigide

Etat : Good

Edition : 1st.

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Synopsis :

Book by Constantine Larry L Lockwood Lucy AD

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In the quest for quality, software developers have long focused on improving the internal architecture of their products. Larry L. Constantine--who originally created structured design to effect such improvement--now joins with well-known consultant Lucy A. D. Lockwood to turn the focus of software development to the external architecture. In this book, they present the models and methods of a revolutionary approach to software that will help programmers deliver more usable software--software that will enable users to accomplish their tasks with greater ease and efficiency.

Recognizing usability as the key to successful software, Constantine and Lockwood provide concrete tools and techniques that programmers can employ to meet that end. Much more than just another set of rules for good user-interface design, this book guides readers through a systematic software development process. This process, called usage-centered design, weaves together two major threads in software development methods: use cases (also used with UML) and essential modeling. With numerous examples and case studies of both conventional and specialized software applications, the authors illustrate what has been shown in practice to work and what has proved to be of greatest practical value.

Highlights

• Presents a streamlined process for developing highly usable software
• Describes practical methods and models successfully implemented in industry
• Complements modern development practices, including the Unified Process and other object-oriented software engineering approaches