Making Software: What Really Works, and Why We Believe It

by Greg Wilson and Andy Oram

Book Overview

Many claims are made about how certain tools, technologies, and practices improve software development. But which claims are verifiable, and which are merely wishful thinking? In this book, leading thinkers such as Steve McConnell, Barry Boehm, and Barbara Kitchenham offer essays that uncover the truth and unmask myths commonly held among the software development community. Their insights may surprise you. Are some programmers really ten times...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0596808321
• ISBN13: 9780596808327
• Release Date: November 2010
• Publisher: O'Reilly Media
• Length: 620 Pages
• Weight: 2.08 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.9" x 9.1"