Exploring Extreme Programming
Dynamics of Software Development, Jim McCarthy. Microsoft Press, 1995. Rules of thumb from a key player on the Visual C++ team: how to ship great software on time. Similar in tone to The Pragmatic Programmer, but aimed more at managers Continue reading Review – Dynamics of Software Development
Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap… and Others Don’t, Jim Collins. HarperCollins, 2001. Collins and his team set criteria for how to identify a good company that became great (a transformation sustaining value substantially above its industry). Continue reading Review – Good to Great
Quality Software Management, Volume 2: First-Order Measurement, Gerald M. Weinberg, Dorset House, 1997. First-order measurement is the use of back-of-the-envelope calculations sufficient for building something. Weinberg relates Satir’s interaction model (intake, meaning, significance, and response) to software management. The author Continue reading Review – Quality Software Management, vol. 2: First-Order Measurement
One way to look at XP is to consider the conversations it involves. Continue reading Extreme Programming as Nested Conversations