Ramble » Book http://www.alterzone.net/blog Where the Future Never Looks the Same Way Twice Wed, 04 Feb 2009 21:19:45 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Dreaming in Code Paperback Released http://www.alterzone.net/blog/2008/03/04/dreaming-in-code-paperback-released/ http://www.alterzone.net/blog/2008/03/04/dreaming-in-code-paperback-released/#comments Tue, 04 Mar 2008 14:53:43 +0000 Stephen Tolton http://www.alterzone.net/blog/2008/03/04/dreaming-in-code-paperback-released/ Yesterday, I received my paperback copy of Dreaming in Code from Scott Rosenberg as part of a free paperbacks for bloggers promotion. I read the hard-cover edition when it was first released, but it has been a while and my original copy is now in the hands of a colleague. So, I will be re-reading this fantastic book this week and writing a more formal review as soon as I am done.

If you haven’t read it yet, you really should. The digressions into software engineering history alone are reason enough to read the book. The Chandler part of the story may strike some as a cautionary tale of what not to do when developing new software, but I found it an accurate description of the kinds of unexpected issues and challenges that crop up in any large software project.

Go out and get a copy from your local library or buy the new paperback today. It is a great read.

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