Download or read book Rationale-Based Software Engineering written by Janet E. Burge and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2008-04-13 with total page 331 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The authors describe in detail the capture and use of design rationale in software engineering to improve the quality of software. Their book is the first comprehensive and unified treatment of rationale usage in software engineering. It provides a consistent conceptual framework and a unified terminology for comparing, contrasting and combining the myriad approaches to rationale in software engineering. It is both an excellent introductory text and a uniquely valuable reference.