{"product_id":"the-dark-side-of-software-engineering-evil-on-computing-projects-paperback","title":"The Dark Side of Software Engineering: Evil on Computing Projects - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohann Rost\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRobert L. Glass\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBetrayal  Corruption  Software engineering?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Industry experts Johann Rost and Robert L. Glass explore the seamy underbelly of software engineering in this timely report on and analysis of the prevalance of subversion, lying, hacking, and espionage on every level of software project management. Based on the authors' original research and augmented by frank discussion and insights from other well-respected figures, \u003ci\u003eThe Dark Side of Software Engineering\u003c\/i\u003e goes where other management studies fear to tread -- a corporate environment where schedules are fabricated, trust is betrayed, millions of dollars are lost, and there is a serious need for the kind of corrective action that this book ultimately proposes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBetrayal! Corruption! Software Engineering?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is not a book about software project failure, or about prescriptive thinking about how to build software better. This is a book about the evil things that happen on computing and software projects--what the kinds of evil are, how they manifest themselves, and what the good guys can do about them.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn this timely report on vice at every level of software project management, industry experts Johann Rost and Robert Glass explore the seamy underbelly of software engineering. Based on the authors' original research and augmented by frank insights from other well-respected figures, \u003ci\u003eThe Dark Side of Software Engineering\u003c\/i\u003e consists of anecdotes about occurrences of the practices, an analysis of research findings in the context of the anecdotes, and some suggestions on what to do about the dark side. Discussions draw from the software and information technology literature and from the management literature specific to these topics.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis is a book full of surprises--to be read by both software and computing practitioners and academics. It addresses seven dark side matters of software project work that involve dubious management and technologist practices, including: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eSubversion\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eEspionage\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eLying\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eDisgruntled employees and sabotage\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eHacking\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhistleblowing\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eTheft of information\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eWritten in a quick-reading journalistic style, \u003ci\u003eThe Dark Side of Software Engineering\u003c\/i\u003e goes where other management studies fear to tread--a corporate environment where schedules are fabricated, trust is betrayed, millions of dollars are lost, and there is a serious need for the kind of corrective action that this book ultimately proposes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBetrayal! Corruption! Software Engineering?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is not a book about software project failure, or about prescriptive thinking about how to build software better. This is a book about the evil things that happen on computing and software projects--what the kinds of evil are, how they manifest themselves, and what the good guys can do about them.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn this timely report on vice at every level of software project management, industry experts Johann Rost and Robert Glass explore the seamy underbelly of software engineering. Based on the authors' original research and augmented by frank insights from other well-respected figures, \u003ci\u003eThe Dark Side of Software Engineering\u003c\/i\u003e consists of anecdotes about occurrences of the practices, an analysis of research findings in the context of the anecdotes, and some suggestions on what to do about the dark side. Discussions draw from the software and information technology literature and from the management literature specific to these topics.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis is a book full of surprises--to be read by both software and computing practitioners and academics. It addresses seven \"dark side matters\" of software project work that involve dubious management and technologist practices, including: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eSubversion\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eEspionage\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eLying\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eDisgruntled employees and sabotage\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eHacking\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhistleblowing\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eTheft of information\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eWritten in a quick-reading journalistic style, \u003ci\u003eThe Dark Side of Software Engineering\u003c\/i\u003e goes where other management studies fear to tread--a corporate environment where schedules are fabricated, trust is betrayed, millions of dollars are lost, and there is a serious need for the kind of corrective action that this book ultimately proposes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohann Rost\u003c\/b\u003e has worked in the software industry for twenty years. He has taught at the University of Applied Science at Bingen, Germany, and at Politehnica University at Bucharest, Romania. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert L. Glass\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of twenty-eight books on computing subjects, including the bestselling Facts and Fallacies of Software Engineering. He has written nearly one hundred articles on computing subjects and has served as a columnist for three leading publications--Communications of the ACM (\"The Practical Programmer\"), IEEE Software (\"The Loyal Opposition\"), and Information Systems Management (\"Through a Glass, Darkly\").\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 316\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 9.1 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 22, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45343639666790,"sku":"9780470597170","price":81.81,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/eXBQMkhzK2hYdjBGQmozcFpLTThUZz09.webp?v=1774943419","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/the-dark-side-of-software-engineering-evil-on-computing-projects-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}