1 Introduction. - 2 Unifying Themes. - 2. 1 Software Engineering. - 2. 2 Software Economics. - 2. 3 Quasi-Expert Systems. - 3 Metaprogramming. - 3. 1 The Problem. - 3. 2 What Is a Method?. - 3. 3 The Class of Programs Considered. - 3. 4 Some Typical Cases. - 3. 5 The Method. - 3. 6 Why Metaprogramming Works. - 3. 7 Limits of the Method. - 3. 8 The Economic Justification. - 3. 9 Comparison with the Operational Approach. - 3. 10 Conclusion. - 4 The Cartesian Programmer and the Hacker. - 4. 1 Introduction. - 4. 2 What is Programming?. - 4. 3 The Legal Status of Software. - 4. 4 Multilingual Systems. - 4. 5 Simplicity. - 4. 6 Summing Up Simplicity. - 4. 7 Conclusion. - 5 Software Engineering. - 5. 1 Software Engineering: Problems. - 5. 2 Design Methodology. - 5. 3 Software Economics. - 6 AWKA Prototyping Language. - 6. 1 Hello World. - 6. 2 Some AWK Syntax. - 6. 3 Patterns. - 6. 4 More of the Language. - 6. 5 EXAMPLEA Data Validator. - 6. 6 Significance of the Example. - 7 Software Economics. - 7. 1 Introduction. - 7. 2 On Ultra-High Programmer Productivity. - 7. 3 Economic Fundamentals. - 7. 4 Investing in the Project. - 7. 5 Risk. - 7. 6 Competition. - 7. 7 A Complete Example. - 8 The Model. - 8. 1 Parameters of the Model. - 8. 2 A Sample Run. - 8. 3 A Typical Analysis. - 8. 4 The Program. - 9 Transfer Pricing. - 9. 1 On Estimating the Costs and Benefits of Common Tools. - 9. 2 Transfer Payment. - 9. 3 Conclusion. - 10 Summing Up. - 10. 1 Other Software Engineering Approaches. - 10. 2 Other Applications of Software Economics. - 10. 3 The Role of Software Economics. Language: English