Software Product Line -- Practices and Patterns (Photocopy Edition)

Author: Paul
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Publish Date: 2003-08-01
Features: As a software engineer or technical manager, if you have the following questions about software product lines: Where can you find the essence of a software product line and learn best practices? How to manage the production and use of core assets in a product family? How to easily handle technical and business management issues related to software engineering? How to shape your enterprise to coordinate the production of core assets and products? What are the costs and benefits of implementing a software product line? Which product lines are suitable for your business? What are the pros and cons of product line methods? Then you might want to find the answers in Software Product Lines—Practices and Patterns. This book, as the designated textbook for the "Software Product Lines" course at the Software Engineering Institute of Carnegie Mellon University, first defines the concept of software product lines, then describes the three major activities involved in software product lines (the development of core assets, the development of products, and the management of technology and organization), proving the importance of software product lines for modern software enterprises. The book provides 29 practice areas to guide you to learn and apply immediately, quickly absorbing the essence of software product lines.