{"product_id":"making-software-andy-oram-9780596808327","title":"Making Software: What Really Works, and Why We Believe It","description":"\u003cp\u003eMany claims are made about how certain tools, technologies, and practices improve software development. But which claims are verifiable, and which are merely wishful thinking? In this book, leading thinkers such as Steve McConnell, Barry Boehm, and Barbara Kitchenham offer essays that uncover the truth and unmask myths commonly held among the software development community. Their insights may surprise you. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eAre some programmers really ten times more productive than others? \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDoes writing tests first help you develop better code faster? \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCan code metrics predict the number of bugs in a piece of software? \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDo design patterns actually make better software? \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat effect does personality have on pair programming? \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat matters more: how far apart people are geographically, or how far apart they are in the org chart? \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eContributors include: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJorge Aranda \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Tom Ball \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Victor R. Basili \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Andrew Begel \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Christian Bird \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Barry Boehm \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Marcelo Cataldo \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Steven Clarke \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Jason Cohen \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Robert DeLine \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Madeline Diep \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Hakan Erdogmus \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Michael Godfrey \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Mark Guzdial \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Jo E. Hannay \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Ahmed E. Hassan \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Israel Herraiz \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Kim Sebastian Herzig \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Cory Kapser \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Barbara Kitchenham \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Andrew Ko \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Lucas Layman \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Steve McConnell \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Tim Menzies \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Gail Murphy \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Nachi Nagappan \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Thomas J. Ostrand \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Dewayne Perry \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Marian Petre \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Lutz Prechelt \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Rahul Premraj \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Forrest Shull \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Beth Simon \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Diomidis Spinellis \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Neil Thomas \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Walter Tichy \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Burak Turhan \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Elaine J. Weyuker \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Michele A. Whitecraft \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Laurie Williams \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Wendy M. Williams \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Andreas Zeller \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Thomas Zimmermann\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Andy Oram, Greg Wilson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0596808321\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780596808327\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e O'Reilly Media\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/23\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 620\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.90w x 1.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2011 pg. 250\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Andy Oram","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43946831216895,"sku":"9780596808327","price":44.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_fd23d26d-5139-47e1-93ab-1ccc32125127.jpg?v=1681515365","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/making-software-andy-oram-9780596808327","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}