5 Best Books on Current Trends in IT

“Software Measurement: Current Trends in Research and Practise” Book Review: This book is a compilation of various papers presented by researchers and scientists in software development. It provides an overview of software measurement and the challenges in creating software systems and products with improved quality and safety. The book includes chapters on function point evolution, proposals for metrics validation, measuring object class life cycle complexity, an attribute-based model for software size, tetrahedron-based design for multidimensional software performance measurement, and more. It also covers topics such as effective test coverage, measuring legacy database structures, the use of REST to measure the ripple effect of C and C++ programs, Y2K from a metrics perspective, software metrics for multimedia languages, improving the reliability of large software systems, and function point counts derived from SAP business scenario requirements.

“Future Business Software: Current Trends in Business Software Development” Book Review: This book focuses on the future and development of software business, highlighting two leading movements in the field: emergent software and agile development processes. It addresses the complex demands of business software, emphasizing the need to adapt and integrate various software solutions to meet customer needs with minimal effort. The text is divided into three parts: trends in business software, emergent software, and agile software development. Part 1 covers emerging business networks, the future of business software, and the potential of collaborative and social solutions in the cloud. Part 2 explores measuring the impact of emergence in business applications, integration of information systems in the cloud, and process control of adaptive business processes. Part 3 discusses agile methods, lean development, and the evolution of work in software development. It includes examples such as SAP’s road to agile software development and completion and extension techniques for enterprise software performance engineering. Each part is concluded with references for further reading.

“Academic Library Research: Perspectives and Current Trends” Book Review: This book is suitable for those who are interested in the latest developments in academic libraries, including students, practitioners and scholars. Since 1990, significant changes have occurred in information technology, networked systems and the Web, and these changes are addressed in this book. The text is divided into two parts. Part 1 contains five chapters that focus on significant features and trends in academic libraries, including reference services, information literacy, collection management, knowledge organization and leadership. Part 2 includes two chapters that introduce newly developed evaluation methods, namely usability testing and measuring library service quality through LIBQUAL+. Conclusions are presented at the end of each part, and references are provided for further reading.

“Allelopathy: Current Trends and Future Applications” Book Review: This book focuses on recent developments in allelopathy and its applications in sustainable agriculture. It covers a range of topics, including the ecological implications of allelopathy in relation to invasive plant species, experiences with allelopathy in agricultural systems and pest management, microscopy techniques for modeling allelopathy, allelopathy’s role in abiotic stress tolerance, allelopathic interactions with plant nutrition, and molecular mechanisms of allelopathy. It is a valuable resource for scientists, teachers, and students studying plant physiology, agriculture, ecology, environmental sciences, and molecular biology.

“Current Trends in Eye Tracking Research” Book Review: This textbook provides a comprehensive overview of the recent developments in eye tracking research and its multifaceted discipline. Divided into four sections, it covers a range of topics such as eye tracking and the visual system, aligning eye tracking and EEG data, eye tracking and its applications in marketing, social applications, and education. Unit 1 covers various topics, including the guidance of attention by feature relationships, gaze and speech, and the accuracy of video-based eye tracking. Unit 2 discusses the use of EEG in eye tracking research, oculomotor control, brain potentials, and timelines of word recognition. It also explores novel spread-spectrum protocols and integrating data in mixed research. This textbook is a valuable resource for students, researchers, and practitioners in the fields of cognitive psychology, neuroscience, marketing, and education.