The practices that make a software project successful are usually missing in those projects that fail. These are the practices, habits, ideas and approaches that make that critical difference between success and failure. By following these better practices you can show yourself, your teammates and your managers real results, and begin to effect a broader change for your whole project.

This book covers practices in five areas: Development ProcessWhile CodingDeveloper AttitudeProject and Team Management Iterative and Incremental LearningThese practices provide guidelines that will help you succeed in delivering and meeting the user's expectations, even if the domain is unfamiliar. You'll be able to keep normal project pressure from turning into disastrous stress while writing code, and see how to effectively coordinate mentors, team leads, and developers in harmony.

The one wealth that grows as we give is knowledge. But this is also the one wealth that may be hardest to obtain. It takes effort, especially in a field as dynamic as software development. This book shows you why keeping up with change is important, and provides options to make it work for you.

Through a series of short tips, consultants Subramaniam and Hunt share the personal habits, ideas and approaches of successful software developers. They instruct readers on ways to establish and maintain an agile working environment, to meet users' expectations, to improve coding and debugging, and to use collaborative techniques. They also warn developers against various tempting shortcuts.
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Through a series of short tips, consultants Subramaniam and Hunt share the personal habits, ideas and approaches of successful software developers. They instruct readers on ways to establish and maintain an agile working environment, to meet users' expectations, to improve coding and debugging, and to use collaborative techniques. They also warn developers against various tempting shortcuts. Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Want to be a better developer? This book collects the personal habits, ideas, and approaches of successful agile software developers and presents them in aseries of short, easy-to-digest tips.

Want to be a better developer? This books collects the personal habits, ideas, and approaches of successful agile software developers and presents them in a series of short, easy-to-digest tips. This isn't academic fluff; follow these ideas and you'll show yourself, your teammates, and your managers real results. These are the proven and effective agile practices that will make you a better developer. This book will help you improve five areas of your career: * The Development Process * What to Do While Coding * Developer Attitudes * Project and Team Management * Iterative and Incremental Learning These practices provide guidelines that will help you succeed in delivering and meeting your user's expectations, even if the domain is unfamiliar. You'll be able to keep normal project pressure from turning into disastrous stress while writing code, and see how to effectively coordinate mentors, team leads, and developers in harmony. You can learn all this stuff the hard way, but this book can save you time and pain. Read it, and you'll be a better developer.