What We Are Reading Today: ‘The Essence of Software’

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Updated 27 December 2024
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What We Are Reading Today: ‘The Essence of Software’

  • “The Essence of Software” introduces a theory of software design that gives new answers to old questions

Author: DANIEL JACKSON

As our dependence on technology increases, the design of software matters more than ever before. Why then is so much software flawed? Why hasn’t there been a systematic and scalable way to create software that is easy to use, robust, and secure? Examining these issues in depth, “The Essence of Software” introduces a theory of software design that gives new answers to old questions.

Daniel Jackson explains that a software system should be viewed as a collection of interacting concepts, breaking the functionality into manageable parts and providing a new framework for thinking about design.