A Decision Making Paradigm for Software Development in Libraries

2018 ◽  
pp. 59-75
Author(s):  
Harish Maringanti
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Cloud Computing ◽  
Software Development ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Academic Libraries ◽  
Service Model ◽  
Application System ◽  
Prescriptive Model ◽  
Proprietary System

Framing a technology question as a simple choice between developing an in- house application system and off-the- shelf proprietary system, or simply put, as a choice between build and buy, runs the risk of ignoring myriad options available in between the two extremes. In this era of cloud computing and run anything-as- a-service model, the very notion of developing an in-house application would raise a few eyebrows among C- level executives. How then can academic libraries, under mounting pressure to demonstrate their value (Oakleaf, 2010), justify investments in software development in particular? What follows in these sections is a brief discussion on the importance of investing in software development in libraries, three mini-case studies demonstrating the wide possibilities of integrating software development in library operations and a non- prescriptive model to assess which projects may be worth pursuing from the software development standpoint.

From Natural Language to Programming Language

2018 ◽  
pp. 110-130 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiao Liu ◽  
Dinghao Wu
Keyword(s):  
Problem Solving ◽  
Software Development ◽  
Natural Language ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Programming Language ◽  
Program Synthesis ◽  
Computer Programs

Programming remains a dark art for beginners or even professional programmers. Experience indicates that one of the first barriers for learning a new programming language is the rigid and unnatural syntax and semantics. After analysis of research on the language features used by non-programmers in describing problem solving, the authors propose a new program synthesis framework, dialog-based programming, which interprets natural language descriptions into computer programs without forcing the input formats. In this chapter, they describe three case studies that demonstrate the functionalities of this program synthesis framework and show how natural language alleviates challenges for novice programmers to conduct software development, scripting, and verification.

Designing Agent-Based Process Systems-Extending the OPEN Process Framework

2011 ◽  
pp. 160-190 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Debenham ◽  
B. Henderson-Sellers
Keyword(s):  
Software Development ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Agent Based ◽  
Process Systems ◽  
Development Methodology ◽  
Process Framework ◽  
Open Process ◽  
Object Technology ◽  
Additional Process ◽  
Agent Orientation

Originally a development methodology targeted at object technology, the OPEN Process Framework (OPF) is found to be a successful basis for extensions that support agent-oriented software development. Here we describe the process components necessary to agent-oriented support and illustrate the extensions by means of two small case studies that illustrate the extensions by means of two small case studies that illustrate both task-driven processes and goal-driven processes. The additional process components for Tasks and Techniques are all generated from the OPF’s metamodel, which gives the OPF its flexibility and tailorability to a wide variety of situations—here agent-orientation.

A Decision Making Paradigm for Software Development in Libraries

2022 ◽  
pp. 1444-1457
Author(s):  
Harish Maringanti
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Cloud Computing ◽  
Software Development ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Academic Libraries ◽  
Service Model ◽  
Application System ◽  
Prescriptive Model ◽  
Proprietary System

Framing a technology question as a simple choice between developing an in- house application system and off-the- shelf proprietary system, or simply put, as a choice between build and buy, runs the risk of ignoring myriad options available in between the two extremes. In this era of cloud computing and run anything-as- a-service model, the very notion of developing an in-house application would raise a few eyebrows among C- level executives. How then can academic libraries, under mounting pressure to demonstrate their value (Oakleaf, 2010), justify investments in software development in particular? What follows in these sections is a brief discussion on the importance of investing in software development in libraries, three mini-case studies demonstrating the wide possibilities of integrating software development in library operations and a non- prescriptive model to assess which projects may be worth pursuing from the software development standpoint.

Agile Practices in Project Management

2009 ◽  
pp. 2442-2460
Author(s):  
John Gómez ◽  
Alejandro Núñez
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
Software Development ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Process Improvement ◽  
Small Organizations ◽  
Agile Project Management ◽  
Agile Practices ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Practical Recommendations

This chapter introduces agile project management as a way to improve the processes for software development in small organizations. The chapter contains a description of the main concepts and techniques used along with practical recommendations for their application in real situations. The chapter also analyzes the relationship between these practices and recognized process improvement models like the CMMI and the PMI PMBOK and presents case studies to illustrate implementation.

scholarly journals Agent-Based Simulation of Hardware-Intensive Design Teams Using the Function–Behavior–Structure Framework

Systems ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 37 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mitch Bott ◽  
Bryan Mesmer
Keyword(s):  
Software Development ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Design Teams ◽  
Agent Based Simulation ◽  
Agent Based ◽  
Agile Processes ◽  
Structure Framework ◽  
Simulation Based ◽  
Space Launch ◽  
Intensive System

Agile processes have been used in software development, with many case studies indicating positive changes in productivity when these processes are used. Agile processes are beginning to be applied to work beyond software-centric systems. There does not yet exist a diverse set of studies on the effectiveness of Agile processes on hardware-intensive systems. The research in this article applies a modeling and simulation-based approach which uses the function–behavior–structure framework to evaluate the effectiveness of waterfall and Agile processes. The simulation was validated against case studies of software-centric design efforts. When applied to a space launch vehicle—a highly coupled, hardware-intensive system—the simulation shows that the benefits of Agile may not be as great as those seen with software-intensive systems.

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