Computers in Context: The Philosophy and Practice of System DesignISBN: 978-1-55786-405-5
Paperback
320 pages
October 1993, Wiley-Blackwell
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Dahlbom ande Mathiassen advocate a different approach to these
problems: pausing and reflection. Surprisingly little time in the
education of systems developers is devoted to a consideration of
the methods, goals and politics of computerization. The core of the
book is an examination of the notion of quality itself. The
effective computer professional must arrive at his or her sense of
what quality can and should mean in a particular situation in order
to resolve the inevitable creative tensions between the nature of
people and that of computers, between structured systems and the
process of change.
The authors draw on a rich range of literature from philosophy, organizational theory, and technology and social change to support their points. But, adducing many real-life examples they avoid jargon and presuppose no formal background. Computer in Context will help students, computer professionals, and managers alike understand better what it is they are trying to do with computer systems, how and why.