Practices of an Agile Developer - Working in the Real World (Paperback)

Venkat Subramaniam

ISBN 10: 097451408X / ISBN 13: 9780974514086

Verlag: The Pragmatic Programmers, Raleigh, 2006

Beschreibung

Paperback. 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 Process While Coding Developer Attitude Project and Team Management Iterative and Incremental Learning These 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. This book presents proven, effective agile practices in the areas of development process, coding techniques, developer attitude, project and team management, and iterative and incremental learning. Readers can learn how to apply each practice, and what benefits you can expect. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9780974514086

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Titel: Practices of an Agile Developer - Working in...

Verlag: The Pragmatic Programmers, Raleigh

Erscheinungsdatum: 2006

Einband: Paperback

Zustand: new

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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.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor:

Venkat Subramaniam, founder of Agile Developer, Inc., has trained and mentored thousands of software developers in the US and Europe. He has significant experience in architecture, design, and development of software applications. Venkat helps his clients effectively apply and succeed with agile practices on their software projects, and speaks frequently at conferences. He is also a non-tenure track faculty at the University of Houston and teaches the professional software developer series at Rice University school of continuing studies. He holds a Ph.D. in computer science and is the recipient of the 2004 computer science department teaching excellence award at UH.