After the Gold Rush
Subtitle: Creating a True Profession of Software Engineering (Best Practices)
Publisher: Microsoft Pr
Published: November 1999
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 182
ISBN-13: 9780735608771
Subjects: Programming - Software Development; Computer Science; Computers; Computers - Languages / Programming; Computer Books: General; Software Engineering; Computer Industry; Information Management; Computer Bks - Languages / Programming
First sentence: In 1975, Fred Brooks compared the development of large software systems to dinosaurs, woolly mammoths, and saber-toothed tigers fighting the glutinous grip of the tar pit.
Description: "Steve McConnell - a leader in defining software engineering's best practices - asserts that software development is entering a new era. Now's the time, McConnell says, for the industry to take notice and take action - and establish a true profession of software engineering. But are you ready?" "Through a new collection of essays, After the Gold Rush examines the state of the industry - and the critical developments already in motion that are shaping the future of professional software development.".

"Whether you're a programmer, student, manager, educator, or public-policy maker, After the Gold Rush illuminates your role - and your stake - in formalizing the software engineering profession. And it describes the essential next steps in developing this new world of higher productivity, lower costs, and better software."--BOOK JACKET.