An edition of The nature of software development (2015)

The nature of software development

  • 2 Want to read
Locate

My Reading Lists:

Create a new list


  • 2 Want to read

Buy this book

Last edited by skylight6
January 26, 2025 | History
An edition of The nature of software development (2015)

The nature of software development

  • 2 Want to read

You need to get value from your software project. You need it "free, now, and perfect." We can't get you there, but we can help you get to "cheaper, sooner, and better." This book leads you from the desire for value down to the specific activities that help good Agile projects deliver better software sooner, and at a lower cost. Using simple sketches and a few words, the author invites you to follow his path of learning and understanding from a half century of software development and from his engagement with Agile methods from their very beginning.

The book describes software development, starting from our natural desire to get something of value. Each topic is described with a picture and a few paragraphs. You're invited to think about each topic; to take it in. You'll think about how each step into the process leads to the next. You'll begin to see why Agile methods ask for what they do, and you'll learn why a shallow implementation of Agile can lead to only limited improvement.

This is not a detailed map, nor a step-by-step set of instructions for building the perfect project. There is no map or instructions that will do that for you.

You need to build your own project, making it a bit more perfect every day. To do that effectively, you need to build up an understanding of the whole process.

This book points out the milestones on your journey of understanding the nature of software development done well. It takes you to a location, describes it briefly, and leaves you to explore and fill in your own understanding.

What You Need:

  • You'll need your Standard Issue Brain, a bit of curiosity, and a desire to build your own understanding rather than have someone else's detailed ideas poured into your head.
Publish Date

Buy this book

Edition Availability
Cover of: The nature of software development
The nature of software development
March 1, 2015, Pragmatic Bookshelf

Add another edition?

Book Details


Classifications

Library of Congress
QA76.76.D47

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL27941907M
ISBN 10
1941222374
ISBN 13
9781680505085
Anna's Archive
261015c4afdb23740ab7a6aa21f78fab, 1a16eb5d51c9f1318da8e36e45cd423a, 580b635b7cea56e92fdc0536bc90ffa6, 81827939f63b4679d738db7fef872478, 50d9b727f9b3d5d6ed8be0274875dabc, 392449aed7f7f1da1176485eec661c45

Work Identifiers

Work ID
OL20663202W

Source records

Better World Books record

Community Reviews (0)

No community reviews have been submitted for this work.

Lists

History

Download catalog record: RDF / JSON / OPDS | Wikipedia citation
January 26, 2025 Edited by skylight6 added Anna's Archive ID numbers, ISBN 13 and description
January 27, 2024 Edited by Julian Zheng Edited without comment.
January 27, 2024 Edited by Julian Zheng //covers.openlibrary.org/b/id/14571985-S.jpg
September 18, 2021 Edited by ImportBot import existing book
April 19, 2020 Created by drfishbowl Added new book.