Subtitled "The Work of Michael Jackson," this book spans the career
of one of software engineering's most important figures.
Half the chapters are an anthology of Jackson's past writings,
exemplifying the clarity, wisdom, and wit for which he is so
well known.
The other half of the book is new:
Jackson and his colleagues gives their latest views
on requirements, specifications,
design, problem frames, and programming methods.
Although many people have observed that software development should
be more of an engineering discipline, few have drawn from the wider engineering literature more
deeply or usefully than Jackson.
Because of his work, many software engineers have a better perspective
on their software and the real world it is intended to serve.
