03534nam 2200661 a 450 991079027320332120200520144314.01-61091-234-910.5822/978-1-61091-234-1(CKB)2670000000176679(EBL)3317572(SSID)ssj0000645292(PQKBManifestationID)12206480(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000645292(PQKBWorkID)10682375(PQKB)10545658(DE-He213)978-1-61091-234-1(MiAaPQ)EBC3317572(MiAaPQ)EBC1156162(Au-PeEL)EBL3317572(CaPaEBR)ebr10554421(OCoLC)923188082(Au-PeEL)EBL1156162(CaPaEBR)ebr10969122(OCoLC)831115909(PPN)168305607(EXLCZ)99267000000017667920120229d2012 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrCooler smarter[electronic resource] practical steps for low-carbon living : expert advice from the Union of Concerned Scientists /Seth Shulman ... [et al.]1st ed. 2012.Washington, D.C. Island Pressc20121 online resource (336 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-59726-344-3 1-61091-192-X Includes bibliographical references and index.pt. 1. Thinking about your climate choices -- pt. 2. Making effective climate choices -- pt. 3. Rescuing the future."How can each of us live Cooler Smarter? While the routine decisions that shape our days-- what to have for dinner, where to shop, how to get to work-- may seem small, collectively they have a big effect on global warming. But which changes in our lifestyles might make the biggest difference to the climate? This science-based guide shows you the most effective ways to cut your own global warming emissions by twenty percent or more, and explains why your individual contribution is so vital to addressing this global problem. Cooler Smarter is based on an in-depth, two-year study by the experts at The Union of Concerned Scientists. While other green guides suggest an array of tips, Cooler Smarter offers proven strategies to cut carbon, with chapters on transportation, home energy use, diet, personal consumption, as well as how best to influence your workplace, your community, and elected officials. The book explains how to make the biggest impact and when not to sweat the small stuff. It also turns many eco-myths on their head, like the importance of locally produced food or the superiority of all hybrid cars. The advice in Cooler Smarter can help save you money and live healthier. But its central purpose is to empower you, through low carbon-living, to confront one of society's greatest threats"--Provided by publisher.Sustainable livingUnited StatesEnvironmental protectionUnited StatesCitizen participationSustainable livingEnvironmental protectionCitizen participation.363.7/0525NAT011000SEL031000bisacshShulman Seth1519741Union of Concerned Scientists.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910790273203321Cooler smarter3758020UNINA03246oam 2200493I 450 991029644840332120240219170552.00-262-34820-9(CKB)4100000007213068(CaBNVSL)mat08544147(IDAMS)0b000064888833cb(IEEE)8544147(OCoLC)1062397891(OCoLC-P)1062397891(MaCbMITP)11250(PPN)255245378(EXLCZ)99410000000721306820181112d2018 uy 0engur|n|||||||||rdacontentisbdmediardacarrierThe problem with software why smart engineers write bad code /by Adam BarrCambridge :The MIT Press,20181 PDF (320 pages)The MIT PressIncludes bibliographical references and index.An industry insider explains why there is so much bad software - and why academia doesn't teach programmers what industry wants them to know. Why is software so prone to bugs? So vulnerable to viruses? Why are software products so often delayed, or even canceled? Is software development really hard, or are software developers just not that good at it? In The Problem with Software , Adam Barr examines the proliferation of bad software, explains what causes it, and offers some suggestions on how to improve the situation. For one thing, Barr points out, academia doesn't teach programmers what they actually need to know to do their jobs: how to work in a team to create code that works reliably and can be maintained by somebody other than the original authors. As the size and complexity of commercial software have grown, the gap between academic computer science and industry has widened. It's an open secret that there is little engineering in software engineering, which continues to rely not on codified scientific knowledge but on intuition and experience. Barr, who worked as a programmer for more than twenty years, describes how the industry has evolved, from the era of mainframes and Fortran to today's embrace of the cloud. He explains bugs and why software has so many of them, and why today's interconnected computers offer fertile ground for viruses and worms. The difference between good and bad software can be a single line of code, and Barr includes code to illustrate the consequences of seemingly inconsequential choices by programmers. Looking to the future, Barr writes that the best prospect for improving software engineering is the move to the cloud. When software is a service and not a product, companies will have more incentive to make it good rather than "good enough to ship."The MIT PressComputer softwareDevelopmentAnecdotesComputer programmersAnecdotesAnecdotes.fastCOMPUTER SCIENCE/GeneralComputer softwareDevelopmentComputer programmers005.3Barr Adam1208383OCoLC-POCoLC-PBOOK9910296448403321The problem with software2787635UNINA