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Review – The Spoken Word Revolution
The Spoken Word Revolution, Mark Eleveld (Editor). SourceBooks, Inc., 2005. Poetry has of course long since moved beyond iambic pentameter. What’s striking for me in this collection is how important sound and rhythm are to many poems. The CD that Continue reading Review – The Spoken Word Revolution
Review – Agile Web Development with Rails
Agile Web Development with Rails. Dave Thomas, David Heinemeier Hansson, et al. Pragmatic Bookshelf, 2005. Ruby on Rails is a framework for developing web sites. This book explains it well. It starts with a decent-sized online store as a running Continue reading Review – Agile Web Development with Rails
Review – Design Patterns in Java
Design Patterns in Java. Steve Metsker and William C. Wake. Addison-Wesley, 2006. I won’t review my own book, but I will summarize: This is a workbook-style book, updating Steve’s earlier Design Patterns Java Workbook and Design Patterns in C#. It covers the same 23 Continue reading Review – Design Patterns in Java
Review – Refactoring Workbook
Refactoring Workbook, William Wake. Addison-Wesley, 2003. [Consider this a summary rather than a review of my own book.] My goals were to create a workbook that helps people practice recognizing smells (problems) and learn to apply important refactoring techniques. There’s Continue reading Review – Refactoring Workbook
Review – Instructional Design Strategies and Tactics
Instructional Design Strategies and Tactics, Cynthia B. Leshin, Joellyn Pollock, Charles M. Reigeluth. Educational Technology Publications, 1992. Certain instructional patterns are worth repeating. These authors use a very structured approach to instruction, complete with job aids to support it. As Continue reading Review – Instructional Design Strategies and Tactics
Review – Complete Idiot’s Guide to Slam Poetry
Complete Idiot’s Guide to Slam Poetry, Marc Kelly Smith with Joe Kraynak. Alpha, 2004. April is poetry month, so I thought I’d try something different. Slam poetry takes poetry to the stage in “competition.” We get the basics of slam Continue reading Review – Complete Idiot’s Guide to Slam Poetry
The Last Telegram
I saw a note in the paper that Western Union has sent their last telegram, shutting down a 150-year-old business. Wish I’d known it was coming, I’d have sent "What hath God wrought?" to several people. (I know they just Continue reading The Last Telegram
Review – Agile Estimating and Planning
Agile Estimating and Planning, Mike Cohn. Pearson Education, 2006. My back-cover review was “Mike Cohn explains his approach to Agile planning, and shows how ‘critical chain’ thinking can be used to effectively buffer both schedule and features. As with User Continue reading Review – Agile Estimating and Planning
Review – Musical Improv Comedy
Musical Improv Comedy, Michael Pollock. Masteryear Publishing, 2003. This is a slim volume, about 100 pages, plus a CD. Being able to improvise songs on demand is a skill that appeals to me. This book certainly didn’t make me an Continue reading Review – Musical Improv Comedy