Review – Adaptive Software Development Ecosystems
Agile Software Development Ecosystems, Jim Highsmith. Addison-Wesley, 2002. Descriptions of several agile methods, and Interviews with their creators. (Reviewed Nov., ’02)
Author Archives: Bill Wake
Review – Adaptive Software Development (Highsmith)
Adaptive Software Development: A Collaborative Approach to Managing Complex Systems, Jim Highsmith. Dorset House, 2000. (Reviewed Nov., ’02)
Review – Agile Software Development (Cockburn)
Agile Software Development, Alistair Cockburn. Addison-Wesley, 2001. An excellent overview of agile development. “Software as a cooperative game of invention and communication.” Individuals and teams. Charts as “information radiators.” Describing methodology (it’s harder than it looks). Methodological success: it delivered, Continue reading Review – Agile Software Development (Cockburn)
Review – Agile Modeling
Agile Modeling, Scott Ambler. Wiley, 2002. Agile Modeling focuses on a particular problem: how to model well but quickly. (It’s not attempting to be a complete methodology, but rather a part that plugs into another methodology.) (Reviewed Nov., ’02)
Review – Your Mythic Journey
Your Mythic Journey: Finding Meaning in Your Life through Writing and Storytelling, Sam Keen and Anne Valley-Fox. J.P. Tarcher, 1989. Ways to think about your life as a story. (Reviewed Nov., ’02)
Review – The New Origami
The New Origami, Steve Biddle and Megumi Biddle. St. Martin’s Press, 1993. A broad look at an assortment of origami styles. My favorites: the troublewit and the jack-in-the-box. (Reviewed Nov., ’02)
Review – Training to Imagine
Training to Imagine: Practical Improvisational Theatre Techniques to Enhance Creativity, Teamwork, Leadership, and Learning, Kat Koppett. Stylus Publishing, 2001. For improv techniques, think of the Drew Carey show “Whose Line is It Anyway?” Improv ideas can make learning memorable; they Continue reading Review – Training to Imagine
Review – The Art of Software Testing
The Art of Software Testing, Glenford Myers. Wiley, 1979. Dated? Yes, but I still like it. (Reviewed Nov., ’02)
Review – The Art of Computer Programming
The Art of Computer Programming, Donald E. Knuth. Addison-Wesley, 1998 (boxed set edition). I wish I were enough of a mathematician to understand it all, but time studying these books has always been worthwhile. I’m hoping for volumes 4 and Continue reading Review – The Art of Computer Programming
Review – Gödel, Escher, Bach
Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid, Douglas R. Hofstadter. Basic Books, 1999 (20th anniversary edition). An exploration of music, math, and art, and how they intertwine with computers. (Reviewed Nov., ’02)