Software. Errors and Compromises in Software Development

Creating software products is always associated with compromises. In attempts to balance speed, security, costs, delivery time, features, and many other factors, one may find that a quite reasonable design decision turns out to be questionable in practice. The expert... advice and vivid examples presented in this book will teach you to make the right choices in application design and architecture. We will explore real scenarios where incorrect decisions were made, and then seek ways to rectify such situations. Tomas Lelek and John Skit share experiences accumulated over decades of software development, including their own very instructive mistakes. You will greatly appreciate specific advice and practical methods, as well as timeless patterns that will change your approach to design.