{"product_id":"software-reliability-hermann-kopetz-1980-early-software-engineering-fault-tolerant-computing","title":"Software Reliability — Hermann Kopetz, 1980 | Early Software Engineering \u0026 Fault-Tolerant Computing","description":"\u003cp class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003ePublished at the beginning of the 1980s, \u003cem\u003eSoftware Reliability\u003c\/em\u003e is an early systematic treatment of a problem that had become impossible for the computing industry to ignore: how to design software that continues to behave predictably when programs, hardware, or human assumptions fail.\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHermann Kopetz approaches reliability from both theoretical and practical directions, covering software errors, program structure, functional specification, verification, debugging, automatic error detection and correction, maintenance, and the management of reliable software. Springer describes the book as an attempt to bridge theory and practice, particularly in areas such as testing and error handling that were often handled ad hoc in early software development. \u003cspan class=\"contents\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe pictured section on \u003cstrong\u003ereliability and system design\u003c\/strong\u003e discusses synchronization, parallel processes, shared resources, critical sections, and mutual exclusion—problems that remain fundamental to operating systems and concurrent software today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book is also notable for its author. Kopetz became a major figure in dependable real-time and embedded computing, later serving as professor of software engineering and real-time systems at TU Wien. His work includes the development of time-triggered architectures for safety-critical systems, and he became an IEEE Fellow for contributions to fault-tolerant real-time computing. \u003cspan class=\"contents\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis edition is the revised English-language version of Kopetz's German \u003cem\u003eSoftware-Zuverlässigkeit\u003c\/em\u003e, originally published in 1976. The English edition first appeared through Macmillan in 1979; this copy is the \u003cstrong\u003e1980 Springer-Verlag New York issue\u003c\/strong\u003e, ISBN \u003cstrong\u003e0-387-91169-3\u003c\/strong\u003e. \u003cspan class=\"contents\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBibliographic details:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHermann Kopetz\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eSoftware Reliability\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSpringer-Verlag New York\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1980\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFirst edition \/ revised English-language edition\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e118 pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eISBN \u003cstrong\u003e0-387-91169-3\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEarly software engineering, reliability, fault tolerance, debugging, concurrency\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVintage former library copy in fair-to-good used condition. Gray cover shows noticeable age-related edge wear. Library label remains on the front cover, with handwritten classification notation inside. Interior pages show light age toning and scattered spotting but remain intact and highly readable. See photographs for exact condition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stemcell Science Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43257950699618,"sku":"SO-4532","price":50.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1627\/0819\/files\/IMG_7623_cc04f166-7f40-4de9-8b00-5f72fc6dbe57.jpg?v=1787786568","url":"https:\/\/www.osadia.ca\/products\/software-reliability-hermann-kopetz-1980-early-software-engineering-fault-tolerant-computing","provider":"Osadia Concept Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}