- Paperback: 183 pages
- Publisher: Microsoft Press,U.S. (1 Aug 1995)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1556158238
- ISBN-13: 978-1556158230
- Product Dimensions: 23.1 x 18.5 x 1.5 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 909,599 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Shipping great software can be done, insists McCarthy, and charts, in five sections, the progress from initial design to successful product. McCarthy is a software industry veteran and the director of the Microsoft Visual C++ development group.
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Jim McCarthy has participated in the creation and shipping of numerous software products. He founded McCarthy Technologies in 1996, after product development and program management positions at Microsoft (where he led groups as large as 200, including managing development of Visual C++), the Whitewater Group, and Bell Laboratories. His hands-on laboratory is established for the study and teaching of high-performance teamwork, and in a controlled-simulation environment, challenges dozens of real-world, high-tech teams to produce and deliver a product. He is the author of Software for Your Head (Addison-Wesley, 2002).
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
It's been a few years since I first read this book, and much to my surprise it's still as refreshing and to the point as it ever was. Although I sometimes disagree with what McCarthy proposes, I would nevertheless highly recommend this book to everybody involved in professional software development, and, more specifically, to those who have to actually do it and make it happen on time and on a budget. What makes this book very readable is that, aside from McCarthy being a very cool guy wearing cowboy boots, he is not an evangelist, not a professional book writer. He is a down in the trenches, no hassle, experienced coder en project leader who simply wants to shoot straight and get the job done while still enjoying himself, his team, his customers, his family, and, last but not least, his boss (he has lead the team that wrote the first couple of iterations of Microsoft Visual C++, and has since retired from Microsoft to run McCarthy Technologies, developing technology that delivers delivering). And he writes from that perspective: to the point, bulletted, rule-based, proven. Some people may not like this style of writing, but I for one can appreciate it very much.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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Excellent book! Great insights! It does an excellent job of bringing common sense tips and advice to actual application in a way that makes the book an eye opener. Definitely worth reading and purchasing. This is a great example of Quality Software Development Literature.
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"Everything you need to know about software development - Jim McCarthy articulates it with style and directness. It's hard to meet the deadline once you know what quality means. Better if more people whose work you need buy into "what's right". This book tells concisely how to manage the process, involve each contributor, integrate quality so its not a separate function ... Worth reading for learning to spot the bozo bit." Sheila Siden
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inspiring, infuriating and loads of fun...
This is a thought-provoking book for experienced project managers. Jim does not try to simplify the software development process to a one-size fits all methodology. Read more
Published on 2 April 2001
Very poor
I'm afraid that if this book has a point, then I missed it completely.
It's like listening to a rambling chat, in which the much of the vocabulary used is either obscure or... Read more
Published on 11 July 2000
Psychobabble
I'm not entirely qualified to review this book, as I haven't finished reading it. And, after wading through fifty pages, I'm probably not going to. Read more
Published on 2 July 1999
Nothing new here.
I found nothing new in "Dynamics of Software development. The 55 Rules are little more than a rehash of other author's ideas, and the case studies are more... Read more
Published on 13 July 1998
"I'm just checking in."
By writing Dynamics of Software Development, I was fortunate to have connected with thousands of passionate software developers and managers. Read more
Published on 10 July 1998
A great software project management guide
Dynamics of Software Development covers a variety of issues related to software development in great detail. Read more
Published on 17 Mar 1998
Sorry, I just didn't find anything of any value here.
After reading Debugging the Software Development Process, I was very excited to read Dynamics of Software Development. I was very disappointed. Read more
Published on 10 Mar 1998
Going crazy in the software development environment?
I'm not going crazy, the software development environment is really like this. Jim gave me the "rules" and terminology to communicate the challenges of this profession... Read more
Published on 7 Mar 1998
Great - Pragmatic Rules for Great Software with Real Stories
I enjoyed the clear desciptions of the stages of development with their associated problems, rules, and stories. Read more
Published on 24 Jan 1998
Involved in Software Development?...You MUST read this book!
This book was everything I had hoped for and more!
I have been in the software business for all of my career. Read more
I have been in the software business for all of my career. Read more
Published on 20 Jan 1997
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