| Title | Dreaming in code: two dozen programmers, three years, 4,732 bugs, and one quest for transcendent software / Scott Rosenberg. - 1st ed. | Books |
| Name(s) | Rosenberg, Scott (Main Author)
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| Publication | New York : Crown Publishers, c2007
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| Link(s) | Click for electronic access to sample text
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| Physical Details | 400 p.; 25 cm.
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| Subjects | Computer software--Development
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| ISBN | 1400082463 (hc.)
9781400082469 (hc.)
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| Classmarks | 005.1
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| Notes | Bib. & Index: Includes bibliographical references (p. [357]-383) and index.
Contents: ch. 0. Software Time [1975-2000]. -- ch. 1. Doomed [July 2003]. -- ch. 2. The Soul of Agenda [1968-2001]. -- ch. 3. Prototypes and Python [2001-November 2002]. -- ch. 4. Lego Land [November 2002-August 2003]. -- ch. 5. Managing Dogs and Geeks [April-August 2003]. -- ch. 6. Getting Design Done [July-November 2003]. -- ch. 7. Detail View [January-May 2004]. -- ch. 8. Stickies on a Whiteboard [June-October 2004]. -- ch. 9. Methods. -- ch. 10. Engineers and Artists. -- ch. 11. The Road to Dogfood [November 2004-November 2005]. -- Epilogue A Long Bet [2005-2029 and beyond]. -- Notes. -- Acknowledgments. -- Index.
Summary: "Their story takes us through a maze of dead ends and exhilarating breakthroughs as they and their colleagues wrestle not only with the abstraction of code but with the unpredictability of human behavior, especially their own. Along the way, we encounter black holes, turtles, snakes, dragons, axe-sharpening, and yak-shaving?and take a guided tour through the theories and methods, both brilliant and misguided, that litter the history of software development, from the famous "mythical man-month" to Extreme Programming. Not just for technophiles but for anyone captivated by the drama of invention, Dreaming in Code offers a window into both the information age and the workings of the human mind."--Publisher's description.
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