System Architecture: An Ordinary Engineering Discipline

by Sabine Schmaltz, Petro Lutsyk, Wolfgang J. Paul, et al.

Book Overview

The pillars of the bridge on the cover of this book date from the Roman Empire and they are in daily use today, an example of conventional engineering at its best. Modern commodity operating systems are examples of current system programming at its best, with bugs discovered and fixed on a weekly or monthly basis. This book addresses the question of whether it is possible to construct computer systems that are as stable as Roman designs.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3319827294
• ISBN13: 9783319827292
• Release Date: April 2018
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 512 Pages
• Weight: 1.61 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.2"