Like economics, the discipline of software development suffers from a weakness that prevents the resolution of competing theories, in that it is generally impossible to perform controlled experiments. It would take an extremely brave manager to ever try out two competing development theories by having two teams build the same product simultaneously. However, it is possible to borrow a technique from theoretical physics and perform thought experiments. Such an experiment would involve having more than one team develop the same product simultaneously, but using different techniques. That type of experiment is the premise of this novel.
The main character is a recent victim of downsizing who is kidnapped and taken to a formerly communist country where the educational level is high and the costs are low. Once there, he succumbs to his fantasies and agrees to perform the experiment of his dreams. With six products to build and a large staff of developers, he splits them into eighteen groups where each product is being built by three teams simultaneously. Each group of the three then uses a different development method. Throw in impossible deadlines and you have a microcosm of software development.
It would appear that such a premise would guarantee a boring book, but nothing could be further from the truth. The book is entertaining and enduring, as developers will recognize most of their development problems, albeit couched in somewhat unique circumstances. Many of the leading figures in the theory of software development management make cameo appearances, including a certain very rich man. The end result is a true stroke of genius that has somewhat of a surprise ending, but actually quite natural, given the current climate in the computer business.
It is rare when a book about the management of software development is not as dull as baked dirt, and this book is indeed the exception. Not only is it entertaining, but you can even learn some management skills in the process.
将复杂的道理 藏在简单有趣的故事里。 我一向比较喜欢这样的书。不像看那些大部头,看得累个半死。 回头想想,也没什么东西。 经历过软件项目的都可以在书中找到对应的情节,虽然总有人说国外的软件行业环境和国内的相差太大,但具体到项目中,每一个项目可能出现的问题,人的...
评分这本书的风格不是我所喜欢的,它是一本根据结论虚构案例的书,好像童话,但是故事远不及任何童话精彩。爱思考的人想读这本书,只需要读者个帖子:http://blog.163.com/xingsword@126/blog/static/232081202007123103439794/ 说是不负责任,是因为我只在书店看了一章,十页不到...
评分这本书 花了2个早上看完,当时读完以后就有很多理念上的更新和收获。 今天抽空来写书评,我只想 说说我的“期限”。 事实上,所有的企业必须面临时间管理的问题,好企业往往在时间和运营上能够相对平衡。 我想,在这里,给自己一个期限(管理企业的人,首先要学会管理自己) ...
评分很早的时候就有了这么一本书,却不知道是怎么有的,反正它一直停留在书架上面,没有任何迹象和线索能够引导我想起这本书的来历。因此,也一直没有想法要去读它,一本不被引起注意的书通常是机缘巧合才去翻读的,而且往往会邂逅惊喜,比如这本。 作者汤姆.迪马可身载Wa...
评分很多年前读过的这本书,只能说是一本有趣的读物,对初学者了解一些软件工程的概念有帮助,但不具有实践参考意义。可以当小说看(其实就是一部小说),消磨时间之余还能了解一点软件工程的只是。
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评分台湾旧书店随手买的,豆瓣竟然有~
评分本以为这是一本讲管理的书,最后才发现是码农的YY片儿
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