Books : Software Product Lines: Practices and Patterns (SEI Series in Software Engineering)
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by: Paul Clements, Linda Northrop
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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 005.1
EAN: 9780201703320
ISBN: 0201703327
Label: Addison-Wesley Professional
Manufacturer: Addison-Wesley Professional
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 608
Publication Date: August 30, 2001
Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional
Sales Rank: 178600
Studio: Addison-Wesley Professional
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Product Description:
Long a standard practice in traditional manufacturing, the concept of product lines is relatively new to the software industry. A software product line is a family of systems that share a common set of core technical assets, with preplanned extensions and variations to address the needs of specific customers or market segments. Software organizations of all types and sizes are discovering that when skillfully implemented, a product line strategy can yield enormous gains in productivity, quality, and time-to-market. Software Product Lines is the culmination of an intensive investigation, undertaken by the Software Engineering Institute (SEI) at Carnegie Mellon, into how leading-edge software development organizations have 'retooled' for product lines. With explanations of fundamental concepts further illuminated by real-world experience, this book spells out the technical issues involved in adopting a product line strategy, as well as the organizational and management issues that are so critical for success.In providing a comprehensive set of practices and patterns, this book defines and explores the key activities for software product line development and explains specific practice areas in engineering, technical management, and organizational management. Highlights include: *The benefits of a software product line approach, including actual improvement data from industrial success stories *Methods to develop a reusable base of core assets and to develop products that utilize that core *Common problems paired with concrete solutions in the form of reusable software product pine patterns *Twenty-nine practice areas for successful implementation, including architecture definition,component development, configuration management, market analysis, and training *The product line technical probe for identifying technical and organizational weaknesses that could impede success Three detailed case studies from the industry lead you step by step through the process of developing and managing software product lines, illustrating potential pitfalls, creative solutions, and the ultimate rewards.Discussion questions, sidebars, and real-world anecdotes from the trenches reveal the collective wisdom of those on the front line of software product line ventures. 0201703327B09102001
Customer Reviews
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Rating:  - Impressive book with good balance of academia & the real world...
This book is a wonderful compilation of academic and real world, practical views/implementations of software product lines. It's also a wonderful text to read just to ensure you have your current perspectives aligned with your overall goals (from base development & test all the way to C-level management of an organization).
In an answer to a criticism of the book:
Sure, the book does not go into detail about how to create a software product line... however, the book ... Read More
Rating: - An Impressive book
This is a very good book on product line development. I learned a lot, especially in the area of design patterns and architectures. I would definitely recommend it.
Rating: - The Product Line Engineering Bible
This is the leading authority on Product Line Engineering (PLE). No other book comes close. This book breaks down the three PLE practice areas of Software Engineering, Technical Management, and Organizational Management and describes each in great detail. The book provides guidelines on each area and how to achieve institutionalization of your PLE process.
The book has a great patterns catalog, Software Product Line Practice Patterns. The catalog includes The Essentials Coverage pattern, ... Read More
Rating: - very good book
simple to understand language. Nice diagrams and the content is really arranged in a nice way
Rating:  - Great book if you already know Software Product Lines, but..
If you have the concept of software product lines down, this is a great book, but if not you can easily get lost or confused, so it becomes difficult reading. If you want to explore software product lines, buy this book, then while you are waiting for the book to arrive read the website http://www.softwareproductlines.com to get up to speed on the concepts.
Software product lines will become a must whether you develop enterprise software or embedded software. This is so much more than we ever ... Read More
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