Exploring Extreme Programming
Object-Oriented Software, Rebecca Wirfs-Brock, Brian Wilkerson, and Lauren Wiener. Prentice-Hall, 1990.Older, but this is a good introduction to the idea of object design based on responsibilities. It uses a little more elaborate form of CRC cards than I’m used to. Continue reading Review – Designing Object-Oriented Software
Using CRC Cards: An Informal Approach to Object Development, Nancy Wilkinson SIGS Books, 1995. (Reviewed Nov., ’02)
The CRC Card Book, David Bellin and Susan Suchman Simone. Addison-Wesley, 1997. CRC cards, and ways to implement them in Smalltalk, C++, and Java. (Reviewed Nov., ’02)
The original CRC cards are captured at C2; the first training slides about them are also at C2. They have the original CRC cards paper (OOPSLA ’89) as well. Start with these.
Refactoring: Improving the Design of Existing Code, Martin Fowler et al. Addison-Wesley, 1999. The best printed source on refactoring. Uses Java for the examples. See also the Refactoring home site. (Reviewed Nov., ’02)
Understanding Computers and Cognition: A New Foundation for Design, Terry Winograd and Fernando Flores. Addison-Wesley, 1987. My favorite part is the notion of explicit conversations for action: making requests, counter-proposals, etc. (Reviewed Nov., ’02)
The Dance of Change, Peter Senge et al. Doubleday, 1999. Describes the challenges of developing an organization’s ability to change. Uses a “system thinking” approach to diagram the patterns of resistance. Has lots of interesting anecdotes. (Reviewed Nov., ’02)
Software For Your Head, Jim McCarthy and Michele McCarthy. Addison-Wesley, 2001. This book proposes using a number of facilitation techniques together in what they call the “core protocol.” Their belief is that a team can use these rules together to Continue reading Review – Software For Your Head
Mastery: The Keys to Success and Long-Term Fulfillment, George Leonard. Plume, 1992. Mastery is a long but satisfying path to pursue. (Reviewed Nov., ’02)
The Innovator’s Dilemma, Clayton Christensen. HarperBusiness, 2000. Companies often get successful by giving customers what they want. New companies may begin with a product that is less functional but better on a dimension valued by non-customers. By the time the Continue reading Review – The Innovator’s Dilemma