IN4MATX 43 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Making Money, Usability
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The more dependent we become on software, the more likely it affects our lives. Getting more and more difficult to determine whether software is involved in something or not. A broad field that touches upon all aspects of developing and supporting a software system. (tsui, karam, bernal) A discipline that deals with the building of software systems which are so large that they are built by a team or teams of engineers. (ghezzi, jazayeri, mandrioli) A discipline whose aim is the production of fault-free software, delivered on-time and within budget, that satisfies the user"s needs. Furthermore, the software must be easy to modify when the user"s needs change. (schach) Managing the complexity of both a problem and its solution, to create a software product that successfully solves the problem. (navarro) Also of (lesser) interest in this course. Software"s impact on users, organization, and society. Requirements -> design -> implementation -> verification -> maintenance. Not a lot of degrees of freedom.
