A collection of 77 essays for programming developers and managers, offering guidance on a huge assortment of development challenges, in a number of areas, from project management to discipline versus chaos. Specializes in the gray area between technical and social issues, in which humanity and technology are linked. Softcover.

The Peopleware Papers: Notes on the Human Side of Software

Computers & Technology

Constantine, Larry L.

Programming

PRENTICE/HALL

Great software doesn't come from tools, it comes from people. That's why software development is so difficult to manage, much less automate. In this book, Software Development columnist Larry Constantine brings together new ideas on all the human issues of software development--quality and productivity, teamwork, group dynamics, personlaity and programming, interface design, human-machine interaction, and more.

Constantine on Peopleware (Yourdon Press Computing Series)

Prentice Hall PTR

Fundamentals of Object-Oriented Design in UML shows aspiring and experienced programmers alike how to apply design concepts, the UML, and the best practices in OO development to improve both their code and their success rates with object-based projects.

Fundamentals of Object-Oriented Design in Uml

Page-Jones, Meilir

Addison-Wesley Professional

In Beyond Chaos, the keenest contributions to the Management Forum have been incorporated into a single volume to reveal best practices in managing software projects and organizations. The forty-five essays contained in this book are written by many of the leading names in software development, software engineering, and technical management. Each piece has been selected and edited to provide highly focused ideas and suggestions that can be translated into immediate practice. Pragmatic and provocative, they address key management concerns involving people, planning and productivity, coping under pressure, quality, development processes, and leadership and teamwork.

Beyond Chaos: The Expert Edge in Managing Software Development

Business & Money

Management & Leadership

Software for Use: A Practical Guide to the Models and Methods of Usage-Centered Design

In the quest for quality, software developers have long focused on improving the internal architecture of their products. Larry L. Constantine--who originally created structured design to effect such improvement--now joins with well-known consultant Lucy A. D. Lockwood to turn the focus of software development to the external architecture. In this book, they present the models and methods of a revolutionary approach to software that will help programmers deliver more usable software--software that will enable users to accomplish their tasks with greater ease and efficiency. Recognizing usability as the key to successful software, Constantine and Lockwood provide concrete tools and techniques that programmers can employ to meet that end. Much more than just another set of rules for good user-interface design, this book guides readers through a systematic software development process. This process, called usage-centered design, weaves together two major threads in software development methods: use cases (also used with UML) and essential modeling. With numerous examples and case studies of both conventional and specialized software applications, the authors illustrate what has been shown in practice to work and what has proved to be of greatest practical value. Highlights <ul>
<li>Presents a streamlined process for developing highly usable software </li>
<li>Describes practical methods and models successfully implemented in industry </li>
<li>Complements modern development practices, including the Unified Process and other object-oriented software engineering approaches </li> </ul>

Family Paradigms: The Practice of Theory in Family Therapy

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Psychology & Counseling

The Guilford Press

Medical Books

Psychology

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