Professional Issues in Information Technology, 2nd Edition

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Special thanks are due to Professor Mike Tedd, my friend and colleague for more years than either he or I would wish to admit to. He it was who, in 1986, first encouraged me to put together a lecture course on professional issues in software engineering; he read the complete draft of the first edition of this book and his wise advice and suggestions proved invaluable. This second edition has benefited from the advice of colleagues from BCS, both the mid-Wales branch and the Professional Examinations Board, for which I am most grateful. Over the years Dr Fred Long has drawn my attention to many reports of incidents relevant to the topics covered here and the fruits of the ensuing discussions can be found throughout the text. The ...