The seductive computer : why IT systems always fail

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The seductive computer : why IT systems always fail

IT systems explode budget estimates, bust production deadlines by years, and then fail to work properly. Why this IT-system crisis? Poor programmers? Inadequate project management? No. The Seductive Computer argues that the fundamental nature of programming technology itself is the real culprit; it...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Partridge, Derek , 1945- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Springer , c2011
Subjects:	Computer system failures Computers > Reliability Fault-tolerant computing System design
Online Access:	Table of contents only Contributor biographical information Publisher description

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