Software

Being Geek, First Edition

By Michael Lopp

As a software engineer, you recognize at some point that there's much more to your career than dealing with code. Is it time to become a manager? Tell your boss he’s a jerk? Join that startup? Author Michael Lopp recalls his own make-or-break m...

[Publish Date: July 2010]

slide:ology, First Edition

By Nancy Duarte

Presentation software requires professionals to think visually on an almost daily basis. But unlike verbal skills, effective visual expression is not easy, natural, or actively taught in schools or business training programs. slide:ology offers pract...

[Publish Date: August 2008]

97 Things Every Software Architect Should Know, First Edition

By Richard Monson-Haefel

In this unique technical book, today's leading software architects present valuable principles on key development issues that go way beyond technology. More than four dozen architects -- including Neal Ford, Michael Nygard, and Bill de h ra -- offer ...

[Publish Date: February 2009]

Photoshop CS5 and Lightroom 3, First Edition

By Stephen Laskevitch

Adobe Photoshop is central to almost all photography workflows today. Each new version fo the software is a milestone in the development of this imaging behemoth, and 2010's release of CS5 is no exception. Photographers often feel overwhelmed when s...

[Publish Date: July 2010]

R in a Nutshell, First Edition

By Joseph Adler

R is rapidly becoming the standard for developing statistical software, and R in a Nutshell provides a quick and practical way to learn this increasingly popular open source language and environment. You'll not only learn how to program in R, but als...

[Publish Date: December 2009]

More About Software Requirements: Thorny Issues and Practical Advice, First Edition

By Karl E. Wiegers

A must-have for software developers and architects, this brief follow-up to the bestselling Software Requirements, Second Edition, gives practical, proven, real-world techniques for gathering and managing software requirements....

[Publish Date: December 2005]

Code Complete, Second Edition

By Steve McConnell

Take a strategic approach to software construction—and produce superior products—with this fully updated edition of Steve McConnell’s critically praised and award-winning guide to software development best practices....

[Publish Date: June 2004]

Software Estimation: Demystifying the Black Art, First Edition

By Steve McConnell

A practical guide for software developers and development teams, this book features effective and understandable formulas, procedures, and heuristics to help organizations improve their project cost estimates....

[Publish Date: February 2006]

Agile Project Management with Scrum, First Edition

By Ken Schwaber

Apply the principles of Scrum to software project management with guidance from one of the leaders in the agile process movement. Case studies and project examples demonstrate Scrum concepts in practice and emphasize driving projects for maximum ROI....

[Publish Date: February 2004]

Software Requirements, Second Edition

By Karl E. Wiegers

Learn effective, field-tested techniques to manage the requirements engineering process and get expert guidance from a leading requirements engineering authority. This updated edition features sample documents, a troubleshooting guide, and case examp...

[Publish Date: February 2003]

Maven: The Definitive Guide, First Edition

By Sonatype Company

Written by Maven creator Jason Van Zyl and his team at Sonatype, Maven: The Definitive Guide clearly explains how this popular tool can bring order to your software development projects. The first part of the book demonstrates Maven's capabilities th...

[Publish Date: September 2008]