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Even the best developers have seen well-intentioned software projects fail --
often because the customer kept changing requirements, and end users didn't know
how to use the software you developed. Instead of surrendering to these common
problems, let Head First Software Development guide you through the best
practices of software development. Before you know it, those failed projects
will be a thing of the past. With its unique visually rich format, this book
pulls together the hard lessons learned by expert software developers over the
years. You'll gain essential information about each step of the software
development lifecycle -- requirements, design, coding, testing, implementing,
and maintenance -- and understand why and how different development processes
work. This book is for you if you are: Tired of your customers assuming you're
psychic. You'll learn not only how to get good requirements, but how to make
sure you're always building the software that customers want (even when they're
not sure themselves) Wondering when the other 15 programmers you need to get
your project done on time are going to show up. You'll learn how some very
simple scheduling and prioritizing will revolutionize your success rate in
developing software. Confused about being rational, agile, or a tester. You'll
learn not only about the various development methodologies out there, but how to
choose a solution that's right for your project. Confused because the way you
ran your last project worked so well, but failed miserably this time around.
You'll learn how to tackle each project individually, combine lessons you've
learned on previous projects with cutting-edge development techniques, and end
upwithgreat software on every project. Head First Software Development is here
to help you learn in a way that your brain likes... and you'll have a blast
along the way. Why pick up hundreds of boring books on the philosophy of this
approach or the formal techniques required for that one? Stick with Head First
Software Development, and your projects will succeed like never before. Go on,
get started... you'll learn and have fun. We promise.
Table of Contents
Intro
Who is this book for? xxvi
We know what you’re thinking xxvii
Metacognition xxix
Bend your brain into submission xxxi
Read me xxxii
The technical review team xxxiv
Acknowledgments xxxv
Intro xxv
1 great software development: Pleasing your customer 1
2 gathering requirements: Knowing what the customer wants 29
3 project planning: Planning for success 69
4 user stories and tasks: Getting to the real work 109
5 good-enough design: Getting it done with great design 149
6 version control: Defensive development 177
6.5 building your code: Insert tab a into slot b... 219
7 testing and continuous integration: Things fall apart 235
8 test-driven development: Holding your code accountable 275
9 ending an iteration: It’s all coming together... 317
10 the next iteration: If it ain’t broke... you still better fix it 349
11 bugs: Squashing bugs like a pro 383
12 the real world: Having a process in life 417
Product Details
* ISBN: 0596527357
* ISBN-13: 9780596527358
* Format: Paperback, 459pp
* Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Incorporated
* Pub. Date: December 2007
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