Dynamics of Software Development

The author has distilled a veteran`s knowledge into 54 memorable, pragmatic maxims--short essays on defining, building, shipping, and marketing software successfully, along with thoughts on software aesthetics and familiar software development phenomena--burn-out, internecine quarrels, being lost in software, the software dream and successful awakenings, and the self-critical customer. In addition, he shows readers how to develop a marketing message, how to launch a product, and, in the appendix, he tells readers how to hire smart people and keep them happy and productive. Copyright (C) Muze Inc. 2005. For personal use only. All rights reserved.