Emergent design
Subtitle: the evolutionary nature of professional software development
By: Scott L. Bain
Series: Net Objectives product development series
Publisher: Addison-Wesley
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Upper Saddle River, N.J
Language: eng
Number of pages: 411
ISBN-13: 9780321553720
Subjects: Computer software; Development; Vocational guidance
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 393-394) and index.
Table of contents: title: Software as a profession; title: Out of the closet, off to the moon; title: The nature of software development; title: Evolution in code: stage 1; title: Using and discovering patterns; title: Building a pyramid; title: Paying attention to qualities and pathologies; title: Paying attention to principles and wisdom; title: Paying attention to practices; title: Paying attention to disciplines: unit testing; title: Paying attention to disciplines: refactoring; title: Test-driven development; title: Patterns and forces; title: Emergent design: a case study; title: A conclusion: 2020; title: Appendix A: Evolutionary paths; title: Appendix B: Overview of patterns used in the examples; title: Appendix C: The principle of the useful illusion.