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Carnegie Mellon Software Engineering Institute

The SEI Series in Software Engineering

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Seacord, Robert C.

Modernizing legacy systems software technologies, engineering processes, and business practices / Robert C. Seacord, Daniel Plakosh, Grace A. Lewis.

p. cm. ”(The SEI series in software engineering)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN 0-321-11884-7 (Paperback : alk. paper)

1. Software reengineering. 2. Software maintenance ”Management. I. Plakosh, Daniel. II. Lewis, Grace A. III. Title. IV. Series.

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Dedication

In the spirit of recognizing our legacies, I am dedicating this book to the memory of my grandparents, Charles, Ruth, Andrew, and Flora; to my parents, Charles and Adrienne; and to my wife, Rhonda, and our children, Chelsea and Jordan.

”rCs

To my wife, Judy, for her love and support; and to my parents, Charles and Dolores, for the gift of an education.

”Dan

This book is dedicated to the people who make my life wonderful: my husband, Mike, for his love and support; my "Mami," Graciela, for leading me to where I am today; and my sister, Ingrid, for always being there.

”Grace