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Professional Software Development: Shorter Schedules, Higher Quality Products, More Successful Projects, Enhanced Careers

by Steve Mcconnell

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Publisher Comments:

Bestselling author McConnell provides a compelling argument for turning software success into an everyday habit by advancing the software profession itself--at every level.

Book News Annotation:

McConnell, a software engineer, looks at the emerging profession of software engineering and advocates for professional software practices that support economical creation of high-quality software. He outlines steps individuals can take to achieve higher levels of software professionalism, sets out organizational practices needed to support more professional software projects, and describes steps that must be taken by the industry at large. Annotation (c)2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Synopsis:

Illustrates how programmers, developers and software engineers can make their work a profession; not just a job!
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgments.

Introduction.

I. THE SOFTWARE TARPIT.

 1. Wrestling with Dinosaurs.

 2. Fool's Gold.

 3. Cargo Cult Software Engineering.

 4. Software Engineering, Not Computer Science.

 5. Body of Knowledge.

 6. Novum Organum.

II. INDIVIDUAL PROFESSIONALISM.

 7. Orphans Preferred.

 8. Raising Your Software Consciousness.

 9. Building the Community.

10. Architects and Carpenters.

11. Programmer Writing.

III. ORGANIZATIONAL PROFESSIONALISM.

12. Software Gold Rushes.

13. Business Case for Better Software Practices.

14. Ptolemaic Reasoning.

15. Quantifying Personnel Factors.

16. Construx's Professional Development Program.

IV. INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALISM.

17. Engineering a Profession.

18. Hard Knocks.

19. Stinking Badges.

20. The Professional's Code.

21. Alchemy.

Index.

About the Author. 0321193679T04082003

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Product Details

ISBN:
9780321193674
Subtitle:
Shorter Schedules, Higher Quality Products, More Successful Projects, Enhanced Careers
Author:
Mcconnell, Steve
Author:
McConnell, Steve
Publisher:
Addison-Wesley Professional
Location:
Boston
Subject:
Entrepreneurship
Subject:
Programming - Software Development
Subject:
Computer software
Subject:
Development
Subject:
Software Development & Engineering - General
Subject:
Programming - General
Subject:
Computer software -- Development.
Copyright:
2004
Edition Description:
Trade paper
Series Volume:
vol. 4, no. 3.
Publication Date:
June 2003
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
Professional and scholarly
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
272
Dimensions:
9.32x7.10x.67 in. 1.17 lbs.
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