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A**.
Very helpful
Lots of good advice
J**S
Great for Managers and Developers
This is an excellent project-centric book for both managers and developers. If you are a manager, it tells you what to do and what not to do. Teaches you not to be bullied by technologically ignorant corporate officers, how developers think and how to make them happy. Most of all, it teaches you how to leverage your projects to get the most bang for your buck. Sites real-world examples as well as the hypothetical. I highly recommend this book for anyone working professionally in the IT/IS industry.
J**Z
A Must Read For Anybody Interested In The Dynamics Of Software Engineering
This book is quite long, but worth every page. As a programmer, one usually gets focused on that - programming. There are however, several dynamics at play at any given software development project: customers, unstable requirements, risks, teamwork, tools, etc. This book presents several fundamental principles, strategies, philosophies and mistakes and than goes to present a set of very important best practices. I highly recommend it!
A**N
Desktop Reference
The desktop reference that every project team member should have is Steve McConnell's "Rapid Development". My reason? This book covers just about everything - from Best Practices (more than 2 dozen) to Team Building, and includes case studies, "Do's and Don'ts", nuts and bolts, and topics of interest for any team member. It's a forward-thinking type of reference that literally makes people think about why "doing things right the first time" is far less painfull than "doing it again the right way". It's about 2-inches thick with nearly 650 pages of eye-opening reading for all.
S**K
A must-have book for managers/tech leads/senior developers
Having seen quite a few projects go haywire; reading this bookmade me pinpoint exactly all the faults those projects had. Thegood thing about this book is that its complete. Some books coversome areas and some others, but this covers all. For eg., if youjust read the first few chapters and decided to apply techniqueslearnt to your project, you might not apply them correctly as youyou didn't read the whole book to get a complete picture ofrapid development.This books is good for people working in startups. Developersshould also read this book so that they can help avoid mistakesof managers/tech.leads in a fast-paced environment where thingscan get easily missed.
T**S
Was well worth the time to read it.
It might be somewhat dated, but it was well worth the read.It had a lot of meat to the book.I would recommend Team Lead's read this to give you some extra ideas about managing your development team.
D**O
Good book with solid advice
While I enjoyed reading much of this book, and it had excellent advice, I found much of it only applying to project managers and other management with the ability to really effect change. As a lower level developer, there's not a lot I can do with the information in this book, but I think it's relevance will increase ten fold as I progress through my career, hopefully saving myself from making many mistakes on the way.Overall it was a nice easy read, but beware that it won't be very applicable early in your career.
D**R
the best book on software project management ever written
It does not matter that this is over 15 years old. It is every bit as relevant today. My students loved it.
C**M
Very Informative
When i first got this there is a Microsoft logo on the side, which made me wary. Ready about a quarter of it and I am impressed, most of the usual project problems are described and solutions are given. This is not a book that you can delve into occasionally to get the answer, you need to read it all and then apply the recommendations to help your projects. There are cases described which really helped me as I could see the problem before the author then described them and this helped me think about how to avoid (eg lack of management communication, no clear scope, project manager goes on holiday at key times, etc).Very good read.
M**R
Essential reading
Steve's "Code Complete" was my guide to coding and development best practice a when I was an IT auditor. However it obviously didn't address issues and hype around Agile. whilst this was also written before then the issues it addresses are highly relevant and a valid reminder that Rapid doesn't mean the same as Without ControlAny one, or any IT department, thinking about jumping on the agile bandwagon should first read this book.The loss of a star is only because it deserves a more up to date edition.
N**E
Recommended
Arrived in time and in good condition. Thank you!The book was very useful to me, the content is very good structured and the information is delivered in accessible English for everyone to understand.
K**N
Five Stars
A genius book for development managers and software project managers. Do not be put off by its age.
S**L
Pflichtlektüre in Sachen Softwareprojekte
Von McConnell kannte ich ja schon Code Complete , das ich unter den vielen Ratgebern für professionelle Programmierung am gelungendsten fand -- gut strukturiert, knapp und sachlich geschrieben, undogmatisch... einfach prima. Jetzt schmöker ich seit einigen Tagen in diesem Buch, und obwohl es schon knapp 20 Jahre auf dem Buckel hat, ist es mit Abstand wiederum das Beste seiner Klasse -- hier als praxisorientierte Einführung in und Ratgeber für professionelle Softwareentwicklung.Man sollte ich von dem Titel nicht irreführen lassen: Hier geht es mitnichten nur um schnelle Softwareentwicklung. Ich bin mit dem Autor einer Meinung -- nämlich, dass diese nur möglich ist, wenn man zuvor die allgemeinen Grundlagen effizienter Softwareentwicklung beherrscht. Und diese beschreibt McConnell im ersten und im zweiten Abschnitt einfach hervorragend: umfassend, fundiert und einleuchtend. Mir gefällt sehr, dass er die jeweiligen Praktiken nie als Wunderwaffe preist, sondern immer sehr genau auf die spezifischen Voraussetzungen, Begrenzungen und Risiken eingeht, in den meisten Fällen auch durch Zahlen und Ergebnisse seriöser Untersuchungen belegt. Dadurch gewinnt man ein gutes Verständnis dafür, ob und wann man die jeweilige Methode überhaupt anwenden kann, und welchen Preis man dafür möglicherweise zahlen muss.Der dritte Teil besteht aus einem kurzen Lexikon der wichtigsten "Best Practices" für schnelle Softwareentwicklung. Jeder Begriff wird definiert, und auch hier werden wieder Voraussetzungen und Risiken sowie Tipps zur Umsetzung angegeben. Zwar wiederholt sich auf den 650 Seiten manches, andererseits ist dies bei der Nichtlinearität des Themas eh nicht zu vermeiden (und Wiederholung ist eh gut fürs Einprägen!). Sehr gelungen die beiden großen Tabellen zu Beginn des dritten Teils. Die erste eine kategorisiert alle im Buch erwähnten Praktiken (in "Fundamental", "Best Philosophy", "Best Practice" und "Not a Best Practice") und verweist auf die jeweiligen Kapitel. Die zweite stellt eine Übersicht über die wichtigsten Auswirkungen aller der im Buch erwähnten Best Practices zusammen und ist ein unschätzbarer Startpunkt, um zu Beginn eines Projektes potenziell geeignete Praktiken zu identifizieren -- je nachdem, ob man präzise Terminierung oder flexible Anforderungen wünscht, kompetente Entwickler hat usw.Ebenfalls absolut beispielhaft ist die Strukturierung und Verlinkung der Inhalte. Wo immer es geht, verweist McConnell auf Querbezüge zum Thema und natürlich weiterführende Literatur. Das verstärkt nur die Tauglichkeit des Buches als Nachschlagewerk zum täglichen Gebrauch, der einem schnell einen Überblick und jeweils interessante weiterführende Punkte verschafft.Manch einer wird kritisieren, dass das Buch doch absolut veraltet sein dürfte, da fehlen Scrum, XP oder Entwurfsmuster ganz, und das ist tatsächlich ein Manko. Aber was die Grundlagen der Softwareentwicklung angeht, ist dieses Buch genauso aktuell wie eh und je. Und es versetzt einen in die Lage, neuere Praktiken zu analysieren und hinsichtlich ihrer Anwendbarkeit auf spezifische Projekte einzuschätzen.FAZIT: Jeder, der einen professionellen Ansatz zur Softwareentwicklung verfolgt, wird von diesem Buch profitieren. Für technische Leiter und Manager von Softwareprojekten ist dieses Buch meines Erachtens ein absolutes Muss, und da übertreibe ich nicht. Für mich jedenfalls waren die lächerlichen 2 Euronen, die ich für dieses Buch gebraucht hier berappt habe, die profitabelste Investition aller Zeiten. Meine Empfehlung lautet somit einfach: Kaufen, studieren, ins firmeneigene Bücherregal und zumindest die ersten beiden Teile allen Beteiligten als Pflichtlektüre verschreiben.PS. Nein, ich erhalte genauso kein Geld oder sonstige Vergünstigungen von Herrn McConnell oder Microsoft Press für diese Rezension wie wohl die anderen 48 von 54 Rezensenten hier, die das Buch mit 5 Sternen wärmstens empfehlen :) Code Complete
M**O
must-read dell'informatica e della gestione
libro interessante che mette alla luce numerosi punti della progettazione del software. molti elementi si nota che non sono più attuali e andrebbero aggiornati ma in generale è ancora una lettura molto valida non solo per i PM ma anche per i programmatori.
N**N
Great read. Difficult because of the realization that few ...
Great read. Difficult because of the realization that few things have changed in the 20+ years since this was written and that many of the project pitfalls as described are still frighteningly common
J**A
No cometas los errores que ya cometieron otros
Enseñanzas que perduran en el tiempo. Obra renocida de gran ayuda para no cometer errores de gestion que ya han cometido otros. Muy util.
A**R
Because reading electronic texts is not easy for my eyes
I tried the electronic version of the book first. Because reading electronic texts is not easy for my eyes, I ordered the paperback of it. I did not expect that quality for the amount of money that I paid. I am very happy. I do recommend students take advantage of the options that they have in this website, specially free shipping. Sadly I missed that part as I did not see it when I ordered.Thanks Amazon.ca
H**L
Good book
Good book for TL,Manager,CEO of small cpany
G**O
Quello che cercavo
Alla ricerca di un libro sullo sviluppo software ho trovato in questo volume scritto in modo chiaro quello che cercavo. Ottimo.
L**S
Ok. Useful
It's bigger than I though but very useful. It was used but ok. Very proud of the buying. Thank yoy
A**R
Super fast delivery - thank you!
My son needed this badly as his campus bookstore was sold out. Super fast delivery was very much appreciated!
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