(Ebook) Software Development Pearls: Lessons from Fifty Years of Software Experience by Wiegers, Karl ISBN 9780137487776, 0137487770

(Ebook) Software Development Pearls: Lessons from Fifty Years of Software Experience by Wiegers, Karl ISBN 9780137487776, 0137487770

Drawing on 20+ years helping software teams succeed in nearly 150 organizations, Karl Wiegers presents 60 concise lessons and practical recommendations students can apply to all kinds of projects, regardless of application domain, technology, development lifecycle, or platform infrastructure. Embodying both wisdom for deeper understanding and guidance for practical use, this book represent an invaluable complement to the technical nuts and bolts software developers usually study. Software Development Pearls covers multiple crucial domains of project success: requirements, design, project management, culture and teamwork, quality, and process improvement. Each chapter suggests several first steps and next steps to help you begin immediately applying the author's hard-won lessons--and writing code that is more successful in every way that matters.