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

Making Software: What Really Works, and Why We Believe It
     Paperback: 624 pages
     Publisher: O’Reilly Media; 1 edition (October, 2010)
     Language: English
     ISBN-10: 0596808321
     ISBN-13: 978-0596808327
     File Size: 14 MB

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.

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