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Practices of an Agile Developer: Working in the Real World - pdf

Practices of an Agile Developer: Working in the Real WorldBook Description

Want to be a better developer? This books collects the personal habits, ideas, and approaches of successful agile software developers and presents them in a series of short, easy-to-digest tips. This isn’t academic fluff; follow these ideas and you’ll show yourself, your teammates, and your managers real results. These are the proven and effective agile practices that will make you a better developer.

This book will help you improve five areas of your career:

  • The Development Process
  • What to Do While Coding
  • Developer Attitudes
  • Project and Team Management
  • Iterative and Incremental Learning

These practices provide guidelines that will help you succeed in delivering and meeting your user’s expectations, even if the domain is unfamiliar. You’ll be able to keep normal project pressure from turning into disastrous stress while writing code, and see how to effectively coordinate mentors, team leads, and developers in harmony.

You can learn all this stuff the hard way, but this book can save you time and pain. Read it, and you’ll be a better developer.

About the Author
Venkat Subramaniam, founder of Agile Developer, Inc., has trained and mentored more than 3,000 software developers in the US and Europe. He has significant experience in architecture, design, and development of software applications. Venkat helps his clients effectively apply and succeed with agile practices on their software projects, and speaks frequently at software development conferences. Venkat is also an adjunct professor for the practice of computer scient at University of Houston and teaches at Rice University School for Continuing Studies. He holds a BS in Computer Engineering, MS in Electrical Engineering and Ph.D. in Computer Science. He is a recipient of the 2004 UH Computer Science Department Teaching Excellence award.

Book Details

  • Paperback: 176 pages
  • Publisher: Pragmatic Bookshelf (April 4, 2006)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 097451408X
  • ISBN-13: 978-0974514086
  • File Size: 2.3 MiB
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