Excellent condition book with clean cover and pages. Barely handled with minimal wear. An outstanding copy close to enjoy!

Excellent condition book with clean cover and pages. Barely handled with minimal wear. An outstanding copy close to enjoy!

8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. D/j edges lightly rubbed, back panel shiny surface of d/j slightly scuffed. Black cloth with gold lettering on spine. 318 pages.

8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. D/j edges lightly rubbed, back panel shiny surface of d/j slightly scuffed. Black cloth with gold lettering on spine. 318 pages.

BRAND NEW & COLLECTIBLE w/trace wear to dustjacket. First Edition, First

BRAND NEW & COLLECTIBLE w/trace wear to dustjacket. First Edition, First Printing. Software industry history. Edward Nash Yourdon (1944), software engineer, computer consultant, author and lecturer, is also a pioneer in the software engineering methodology. This volume is a sequel to Decline and Fall of the American Programmer (1992) warning of the rise of programmers in other countries (particularly India and Japan) who were able to produce software less expensively with higher quality. In this follow-up book, Yourdon sees renaissance in the state of American software industry. 13 chapters in 3 parts: Part I, Decline & Fall, Re-examined; II, Repaving Cowpaths; and II, The Brave New World, followed by Appendix: An Updated Programmer's Bookshelf.