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Rapid Development: Taming Wild Software Schedules

Rapid Development: Taming Wild Software Schedules

Get your development schedules under control and on track! Corporate and commercial software-development teams all want solutions for one important problem-how to get their high-pressure development schedules under control. Rapid Development describes ov

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Authors: Steve McConnell
Binding: Paperback; 680 pages
Publication Date: 11/6/07
Publisher: Microsoft Press
ISBN: 1556159005
Bookhuddle Average Rating: (4.5)
Amazon.com^® Average Rating: (4.5)

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(5) A must read for Software development

This is one of the key books to read for software development. This book provides the needed background for becoming a team lead/architect. The book is well written. I have had mine for years and I use it as a constant reference.

(5) Essential Understanding of Software Development

Like everyone else who has reviewed this book, I give high praises both to the topics in the book and to Steve McConnell's handling of the topics. Not only are the topics extremely well researched and credited, but all areas of the software development life cycle are covered.

This is not just one authors pontification of "one way to do things". It completely covers the various software development methodologies and thoroughly discusses, pros / cons, strengths / weaknesses, pinnacles / pitfalls, use / non-use, of each methodology. These methodologies are all focused around delivery and perceived timeliness of delivery of software projects.
No other book on this subject comes close to completeness or understanding of the software development life cycle and the development efforts needed in order to complete a software task.

Rapid Development is required reading for all developers, IT managers, and software project managers ( even many executives could greatly benefit from this book ).

If you have not read this book, you do not have as full of an understanding of the development process as you think.

(5) If you can avoid classic mistakes and apply development fundamentals, this is THE book to take you to the next level.

To take advantage of the pearls & jewels of wisdom packed into this book, you have to already have the discipline to avoid making the classic mistakes (which McConnell conveniently lists) and know & apply software development fundamentals (which McConnell also conveniently lists).

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