Social thinking-software practice

A collection of essays on the interrelationship of social science and software practice.Software practice--which includes software development, design, and use--needs to go beyond the traditional engineering framework. Drawing on a variety of social theory approaches, this book focuses on interdisci...

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Main Author: Dittrich, Yvonne
Other Authors: Floyd, Christiane, Klischewski, Ralf
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Mass. MIT Press 2002
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Summary:A collection of essays on the interrelationship of social science and software practice.Software practice--which includes software development, design, and use--needs to go beyond the traditional engineering framework. Drawing on a variety of social theory approaches, this book focuses on interdisciplinary cooperation in software practice. The topics discussed include the facilitation of collaborative software development, communication between developers and users, and the embedding of software systems in organizations
Physical Description:xii, 481 pages illustrations
ISBN:0585435030
0262271788
9780585435039
9780262271783