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Software Development Book and Article Reviews

In these pages, I review books, articles, and web pages. If you're involved in the creation of software products, whether as a developer, tester, technical writer, manager, or other role, you will find something useful here.

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Title, author, and précis

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A Good Read?

The Craft of Software Testing, a book by Brian Marick (testing for developers)

 

addresses topic sketchily

addresses topic well

 

Crossing the Chasm and Inside the Tornado, books by Geoffrey A. Moore (marketing high technology products)

addresses topic unintentionally

addresses topic unintentionally

 addresses topic unintentionally

yes

Debugging the Development Process, a book by Steve Maguire (how to be a developer lead)

 

addresses topic exceptionally well

 

yes

Exploring Requirements, a book by Gause and Weinberg (how to find customer wants and needs)

addresses topic well

 

 

yes

How to Make Meetings Work, a book by Doyle and Strauss (what the title says)

addresses topic unintentionally

addresses topic unintentionally

addresses topic unintentionally

yes

Microsoft Secrets, a book by Cusumano and Selby (what Microsoft told two authors it does)

addresses topic sketchily

addresses topic well

addresses topic sketchily

 

"Negotiating Testing Resources: A Collaborative Approach", a web page by Cem Kaner (planning a testing effort)

 

 

addresses topic exceptionally well

yes

"Practical Priorities in System Testing", an article by Nathan H. Petschenik (planning a testing effort)

 

 

addresses topic well

 

Rapid Development, a book by Steve McConnell (many techniques for finishing products rapidly)

addresses topic well

addresses topic exceptionally well

addresses topic sketchily

 

Software Inspection, a book by Gilb and Graham (a rigorous inspection process)

 

 

addresses topic exceptionally well

 

Testing Computer Software, a book by Kaner, Falk, and Nguyen (all about testing a product)

 

 

addresses topic exceptionally well

 

"Testing Made Palatable", an article by Marc Rettig (why developers should test)

 

addresses topic exceptionally well

addresses topic sketchily

yes

Writing Solid Code, a book by Steve Maguire (letting fewer bugs pass out of development)

 

addresses topic exceptionally well

addresses topic unintentionally

yes

Miscellaneous:

  • Some of these reviews were originally written for Pure-Atria Corporation (now Rational). They're reproduced here with permission.
  • A glossary of terms used in the reviews
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