'references' Category
peer code review
today I ordered a copy of free book on peer code review secrets, based on a quick read of the Cisco case study writeup which is freely downloadable from the same link. I will post back here when I know what I think of the book.
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addthis_title […]book: Beautiful Code
today a colleague at work, whose opinion I value, recommended the book Beautiful Code to me, as one of the best he had read in a long time. I did a quick search tonight and found lots of plaudits for the book, as well as an interesting dissent.
as soon as I digest Trustworthy Systems Through […]choosing strategies
Today I found an essay on choosing development strategies which briefly references PSP and TSP. I generally agree with the essay’s principles and arguments, and the main point that one size does not fit all. But I noticed that the descriptions of PSP and TSP were rudimentary at best - a one-liner on the assumed […]
book: Geekonomics
This book on software quality and security just shot to the top of my wish list, plus I think I will buy a few copies for geek friends as holiday gifts: Geekonomics: The Real Cost of Insecure Software
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book: On Intelligence
this book was mentioned in a meeting today by a EE (power systems guy) who recommends it highly … thought I’d pass it along:
On Intelligence: How a New Understanding of the Brain will Lead to the Creation of Truly Intelligent Machines (ebook, hardcopy)addthis_url = ‘http%3A%2F%2Fwww.agileteams.com%2Fblog%2F2007%2F08%2F14%2Fon-intelligence%2F’;
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[…]book: An Unused Intelligence
I am currently reading the book An Unused Intelligence by Andy Bryner and Dawna Markova. It’s a insightful book which addresses questions like:
How do you manage job stress and change the ways of thinking that contribute to it?
How do we create trust and support on the job when everything keeps changing?
How do we establish mutual […]3 innovation books
I’m ordering these today, and looking forward to reading them:
The Structure of Scientific Revolutions - Thomas S. Kuhn (originator of “paradigm shift”)
What Customers Want: Using Outcome-Driven Innovation to Create Breakthrough Products and Services - Anthony Ulwick
Seeing What’s Next: Using Theories of Innovation to Predict Industry Change - Clayton M. Christensenaddthis_url […]
