Customer Review: I bought this because it was highly recommended as a must have for the software engineer. I browsed through it and I'm not sorry I bought it. It has some good stuff.
Customer Review: This is one of the key books to read for software development. This book provides the needed background for becoming a team lead/architect. The book is well written. I have had mine for years and I use it as a constant reference.
Customer Review: Steve McConnell explains how software estimation is more a science than an art. Information in this books can applied to agile development as well to the classical approach. So if You struggle (I'm sure You do) with estimation, this is excellent book for You, it doesn't matter whether You are a... more info
Customer Review: I've read this book several years ago, in 1998, I think. It was my first glimpse on software project planning. At the time, I was a bit confusing, the book has a lot of examples of very big projects. But the best practices it provides are useful until today. Don't know if it's a good book... more info
Customer Review: There's not much I can add that other reviewers haven't already written. I asked another programmer what book he would recommend and he said "Code Complete". I bought it and I say it's fantastic. I've been programming for over 10 years and I wish the other developers I'm working with would all read... more info
Customer Review: This is an excellent book for people that want straight facts about the software engineering profession and industry. It is also an excellent source for a plan to understand how to acquire knowledge in search of a better career as a software engineer. For a long time I tried to find what was... more info
Customer Review: Technical books are often preachy. 'This is the ONLY way to this. You've been doing this wrong ALL your life.' We've all read one of those. These three books are like gentle friends discussing what one might need/want to do to survive successfully through a software project. My favorite book out of... more info
Customer Review: I found it interesting to read the reviews of the past, going back to 2001. A lot has happened in the software industry and business since this book was published. I see comments from people knocking the book because of the TOPICS it chose to discuss rather than the points it raised on the topics.... more info
Customer Review: I recently dug this book out on a whim, after having not so much as looked at it for perhaps five years or more, and was genuinely surprised and delighted. The stories are a lot more mature than I would have expected for a book marketed to children. I say this not because they are in any way... more info
