Review – Fit for Developing Software
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Review – Computers, Ltd.
Computers, Ltd., David Harel. Oxford University Press, 2003. This is a brief explanation of the limits that computers face: non-computable and intractable problems. At the end of the book, the author spends a little time examining approaches that might get Continue reading Review – Computers, Ltd.
Review – The Man Who Changed How Boys and Toys Were Made
The Man Who Changed How Boys and Toys Were Made: The Life and Times of A.C. Gilbert, the Man Who Saved Christmas, Bruce Watson. Penguin, 2003. A.C. Gilbert invented the Erector set, and made a big business out of “learning” Continue reading Review – The Man Who Changed How Boys and Toys Were Made
Review – A Software Tools Sampler
A Software Tools Sampler, Webb Miller. Prentice Hall, 1987. Unix and its tools are still important, even if the modern GUI mostly ignores their abilities. This book provides algorithms and C code for file updating, comparison, searching, and editing. It’s Continue reading Review – A Software Tools Sampler
Review – Product Development for the Lean Enterprise
Product Development for the Lean Enterprise, Michael N. Kennedy. Manning, 2004. Toyota’s lean manufacturing gets a lot of attention. But there’s also a Toyota approach to product development that’s less well known (though Mary Poppendieck does talk about it). This Continue reading Review – Product Development for the Lean Enterprise
Review – Designing Organizations for High Performance
Designing Organizations for High Performance, David P. Hanna. Addison-Wesley, 1988. A basic book in the area of Organization Development. Its theories operate at a cultural level as much as a process level. The core is an analysis of tasks, structure, Continue reading Review – Designing Organizations for High Performance
Review – Software by Numbers
Software by Numbers, Mark Denne and Jane Cleland-Huang. Prentice-Hall, 2004. An MMF – “minimal marketable feature” – represents a unit of functionality that has value. This book shows how incremental delivery and incremental funding of MMFs can work together to Continue reading Review – Software by Numbers
Review – Where Have All the Flowers Gone?
Where Have All the Flowers Gone?, Pete Seeger. Lancaster Press. 1997. ISBN 1-881322-10-6 The subtitle is “A Musical Autobiography,” and that’s what it is. It’s chock-full of songs (both words and music) and reminiscences of a long life. It gave Continue reading Review – Where Have All the Flowers Gone?
Review – MouthSounds
MouthSounds: How to whistle, pop, boing, and honk, Fred Newman. Workman Publishing, 2004. ISBN 0761134220. I love books that are a smorgasbord, and this one certainly qualifies. Flip to any page, and you’ll find an interesting sound to make. Great Continue reading Review – MouthSounds
Review – JUnit Recipes
JUnit Recipes, JB Rainsberger. Manning, 2004. If test-driven development makes sense, but you need help in particular areas, this book provides it. JB covers everything from basic object testing to patterns, databases, XML, servlets, and more J2EE. Well-written and highly Continue reading Review – JUnit Recipes