Book Description
Ivar Jacobson is one of the most important figures in the software development industry. Together with his colleagues Grady Booch and James Rumbaugh, he has been pivotal to the creation of the Unified Modeling Language and Rational's Unified Software Development Process. In this book, Stefan Bylund has collected and revised Ivar Jacobson's articles from Object Magazine, JOOP, ROAD, and Component Strategies. It not only presents his most influential work, but also tracks the development of the Unified Software Development Process. An excellent reference for software professionals interested in analysis and design, the volume offers real-world experience in developing quality software through disciplined engineering.

FROM THE PUBLISHER

The Road to the Unified Software Development Process is a compilation of articles by one of the world's foremost methodologists, Ivar Jacobson, reflecting his significant contribution to the world of software development. Revised and updated by Jacobson's colleague, Stefan Bylund, these carefully selected articles cover fundamental topics, such as methodology, large-scale systems architecture, use cases, development tool support, component-based development, iterative development, and the very notion of a software development process. It also traces the creation of the Unified Software Development Process, created jointly with Jim Rumbaugh and Grady Booch (known collectively as the Three Amigos) and becomes an exposition of Jacobson's views and perspectives on the genesis of the Unified Process.