''Cutter Business Technology Journal (CBTJ)'' (formerly ''American Programmer'') is an independent magazine for
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technologists.
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History and profile
The magazine was founded with the name ''American Programmer'' in 1987.Edward Yourdon
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,[ inventor of the Yourdon Method of ]structured systems analysis and design methodology
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(SSADM) and the Coad/Yourdon Object-Oriented Analysis Methodology. The magazine is published on a monthly basis and has its headquarters in Arlington, Massachusetts
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In the early '90s, Cutter Information Corp. (now ]Cutter Consortium
Cutter Consortium, founded by Karen Fine Coburn in 1986, is an information technology research company based in Arlington, Massachusetts.
History
Cutter Information Corp. was founded by Karen Fine Coburn in 1986. In 1990, Cutter purchased the righ ...
) partnered with Ed Yourdon
Edward Nash Yourdon (April 30, 1944 – January 20, 2016) was an American software engineer, computer consultant, author and lecturer, and software engineering methodology pioneer. He was one of the lead developers of the structured analysis tech ...
to publish ''American Programmer'', which was later renamed ''Cutter IT Journal'' and then "Cutter Business Technology Journal."
''Cutter Business Technology Journal'' differs from academic journals in that it does not use a peer review process. Each month, CBTJ's guest editor commissions articles by business-technology practitioners that include case studies, research findings, and experience-based opinion on business and technology topics.
References
External links
Cutter Business Technology Journal website
Entry at Academic Database Assessment Tool
1987 establishments in Massachusetts
Computer magazines published in the United States
Monthly magazines published in the United States
Magazines established in 1987
Magazines published in Massachusetts
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