Software Requirement Patterns

Stephen Withall

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About the Author

Stephen Withall has been working as a software professional since 1979, in a range of roles from programmer to chief technical officer. Along the way, he has accumulated many years experiencing both the satisfactions and the frustrations of business analysis, systems analysis, and specifying requirements. He has worked in diverse environments in companies big and small, in 17 countries across four continents. The first half of his career found him roaming the world of banking and finance, and the second half (so far) in diverse kinds of e-commerce. He actively maintains his hands-on software development skills.

Stephen holds a BSc in Mathematical Sciences from Bristol University, U.K. He lives in Sydney, Australia, and he enjoys going to places where few others are. You can reach him at http://www.withallyourequire.com.