I just finished reading Dreaming In Code by Scott Rosenberg today. In short; I liked it! The book is an exploration of the pitfalls of developing and managing software projects. It follows several years of development on the Chandler Project by the OSAF asking questions such as: Why are software projects rarely delivered on time?… Continue reading Dreaming In Code
Category: Reviews
Short reviews of things, mostly books
Hacking and Painting
Hackers and Painters is a collection of Paul Graham‘s essays which where published as a hardback book in 2004. I really enjoyed this collection of essays and since reading it have begun to follow Paul’s website and read each new essay as it is published, having recently read it for a second time I thought… Continue reading Hacking and Painting
[Book Review] User Interface Design for Programmers
User Interface Design for Programmers Joel Spolsky – Apress (2001) This book does exactly what it says on the cover. It is a concise (144 pages including index etc) introduction to the areas of UI design that matter to programmers (as opposed to designers and HCI types). The 18 chapters are all less than 10… Continue reading [Book Review] User Interface Design for Programmers