Practical Guide to Structured Systems Design (2nd Edition) [Paperback]

Meilir Page-Jones (Author)

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ISBN-10: 8120314824 | ISBN-13: 978-0136907695 | Publication Date: May 14, 1988 | Edition: 2

This practical guide takes the theoretical concepts of structured design and makes them applicable to real-world software development. It also integrates the approach of structured analysis with that of structured design. The book also gives a brief outline of the tools of structured analysis and shows how these tools are an asset not only to the analyst, but also to the designer of a computer system.

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A practical guide that takes the theoretical concepts of structured design and makes them applicable to real-world software development.

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This practical guide takes the theoretical concepts of structured design and makes them applicable to real-world software development. It also integrates the approach of structured analysis with that of structured design. The book also gives a brief outline of the tools of structured analysis and shows how these tools are an asset not only to the analyst, but also to the designer of a computer system.

Product Details

• Paperback: 384 pages
• Publisher: Prentice Hall; 2 edition (May 14, 1988)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 8120314824
• ISBN-13: 978-0136907695
• ASIN: 0136907695
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #258,454 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must-read classic, August 4, 2009

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Andrea Vincenzi (Arezzo, Italy) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Practical Guide to Structured Systems Design (2nd Edition) (Paperback)

I have done software development and systems design for 30 years now, and if I had to pick the 5 best books this book would be one of them.
The principles that it contains, based on the original work by Yourdon and Constantine, are still valid today, no matter how different software development is now, compared to 30 years ago. Sure, "Structured Systems Design" by Yourdon and Constatine may be more complete, but this one is much more readable, so if you have to choose one I suggest to read this.

One last (and sad) observation is that in so many years I have met very few programmers who had read this book, or even who had any knowledge of basic concepts like coupling and cohesion.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Still superb after all these years, December 23, 2003

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Brianh - See all my reviews

This review is from: Practical Guide to Structured Systems Design (2nd Edition) (Paperback)

This book, along with two others by the likes of Ed Yourdon and Larry Constantine, gave me tools I haved used regularly for nearly 30 years now. Today I am helping a younger colleague regain control of an out-of-control project by passing on to him some fundamental principles of system design that are outlined in this book. I came here to Amazon to see if this book was even still available. Now I'm going to suggest to my colleague that he return here and buy it before another day on the project "slips" by.

Nuff said.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An old friend, August 22, 2003

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avilr "avilr" (Miami, FL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Practical Guide to Structured Systems Design (2nd Edition) (Paperback)

I have been making my life (and my family's) as a programmer for more than 15 years, in three countries (Cuba, Spain and USA) and two languages (regular Spanish and bad English).
I read this book about 12-14 years ago, and it taught me more about programming than any other document. For the pleasure of do it, I translated it from English to Spanish, believe or not: hand written, after hours during several months, in the early 90s. I (believe) still have these papers and the book with me, regardless the many places, cities and countries where I have spent the last 12 years. I'll check when get home tonight. I'm working right now, and suddenly, this book came to my mind. So, I jumped into Amazon to search it and I liked to see the rate of the book and how another (intelligent) people wrote about it.