Chris Ford – författare

Applications that work perfectly in controlled settings often fail in production environments, impacting business operations. This book explores a frequently overlooked aspect of software development: non-functional design and testing. In the real world, hostile production conditions and changing business usage can lead to unforeseen downtime or unacceptable system performance. Written by technologists and based on real field experience, the book examines common failure scenarios, defensive design patterns, and effective performance strategies.

Structured to follow the software life cycle, Patterns for Performance and Operability provides advice and examples-based instructions at every phase. You can read it from start to finish or go directly to those chapters that interest you the most. Whatever approach you choose, you will learn:How to: · Define and document comprehensive non-functional requirements for any software system · Define scope and logistics for non-functional test activities · Execute non-functional tests and report results clearly and effectively · Patterns for defensive software designs in common software scenarios that promote operability and availability · Implement the right level of reporting, monitoring, and trending for highly available production software systems Patterns for: · Software designs that support simpler and more efficient operation in a production environment · Software design that support high-performance and scalability Strategies and Techniques for: · Techniques for managing and troubleshooting during a production crisis · Strategies for resisting project pressure to compromise on quality or completeness of non-functional activities in the software cycle

Applications that work perfectly in controlled settings often fail in production environments, impacting business operations. This book explores a frequently overlooked aspect of software development: non-functional design and testing. In the real world, hostile production conditions and changing business usage can lead to unforeseen downtime or unacceptable system performance. Written by technologists and based on real field experience, the book examines common failure scenarios, defensive design patterns, and effective performance strategies.

Comprehensive in its coverage, Modelling the Southern Region - 1948 to the Present presents an historical overview of the post-war Southern Region of British Railways before guiding the reader through a series of detailed modelling projects, illustrating all of the techniques and equipment required, from building freight, locomotives and architecture, to modernization, electrification and the third rail. These projects make use of the best available commercial model-making products and provide an introduction to scratch-building your own lineside items. Each project is supported by a short historical background section and suggestions as to how each project could be further developed. The result will be a set of models that sets the modeller on track for a first-class model of the Southern Region.

EYFS, primary settings and the first years of secondary school  This book offers practical advice on how to inspire boys in school. Sections headed 'try this - ' * Offer practical tasks for individual teachers and whole staff teams to help you analyse the current provision for boys in your school  * Guide you in developing work to inspire boys * Include pupil questionnaires * Include a sample of each task to exemplify the work in hand.  Sections headed 'for example - ' offer practical ideas to try with either colleagues or the boys themselves. These ideas should be used as a starting point for your own thinking. The strategies suggested in this book do not constitute an exhaustive list and you are invited to bring your own creativity, energy, sensitivity and sense of fun to the process.