Archive for October, 2006

  • Pragmatic Ajax: A Web 2.0 Primer, by Justin Gehtland, Bel Galbraith and Dion Almaer is a great introduction into the world of Web 2.0. In about 300 pages, this book covers most of the topics required to get started with Ajax-based development, from principles to debugging and integration with major server platforms.

    Pragmatic Ajax

    Pragmatic Ajax: A Web 2.0 Primer, by Justin Gehtland, Bel Galbraith and Dion Almaer is a great introduction into the world of Web 2.0. In about 300 pages, this book covers most of the topics required to get started with Ajax-based development, from principles to debugging and integration with major server platforms.

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  • A few years ago, I noticed a need for more direction in the opening scenes of my projects. I am not really a fan of big, formal methods, so I was looking for something light-weight which would help, but not get in the way. Focusing on goals turned out to be a very effective approach to setting the stage for software development.

    The Magic of Goals: Focused Projects and Better Requirements

    A few years ago, I noticed a need for more direction in the opening scenes of my projects. I am not really a fan of big, formal methods, so I was looking for something light-weight which would help, but not get in the way. Focusing on goals turned out to be a very effective approach to setting the stage for software development.

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  • A surprisingly pragmatic book on managing software projects, The Art of Project Management by Scott Berkun contains practical suggestions and clear-headed explanations without getting involved into methodologies or buzzword-compliant processes.

    Art of Project Management

    A surprisingly pragmatic book on managing software projects, The Art of Project Management by Scott Berkun contains practical suggestions and clear-headed explanations without getting involved into methodologies or buzzword-compliant processes.

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  • Straight from the cover, it’s clear that this is not a usual “software book”. The Best Software Writing I is a collection of weblog posts from 2004, hand picked by Joel Spolsky. This book is a true mirror of the blogging community, displaying all the variety of Web – articles...

    The Best Software Writing I

    Straight from the cover, it’s clear that this is not a usual “software book”. The Best Software Writing I is a collection of weblog posts from 2004, hand picked by Joel Spolsky. This book is a true mirror of the blogging community, displaying all the variety of Web – articles...

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  • In Sources of Power, Gary Klein describes his research of variations in understanding orders among commanders and tank platoon leaders, reaching conclusions that giving answers to ‘what‘ and ‘how‘ does not prepare individual teams for reacting to unforeseen problems. As I was reading this, it struck me that this mismatch...

    How to develop software like commanding a tank

    In Sources of Power, Gary Klein describes his research of variations in understanding orders among commanders and tank platoon leaders, reaching conclusions that giving answers to ‘what‘ and ‘how‘ does not prepare individual teams for reacting to unforeseen problems. As I was reading this, it struck me that this mismatch...

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