ThoughtWorks Inc. The ThoughtWorks Anthology: Essays on Software Technology and Innovation

Pragmatic Bookshelf, 2008. - 248 Pages
ISBN: 1-934356-14-X 978-1-934356-14-2This collection of essays covers a wide range of issues facing software developers today. In this book, you’ll find a treasure trove of pragmatic advice to improve the effectiveness of your development efforts.
You’ll find essays on testing, controlling a project, the creation of domain specific languages, issues of build and deploy, programming languages, techniques for software development, and more!ThoughtWorks is a well-known global consulting firm; ThoughtWorkers are leaders in areas of design, architecture, SOA, testing, and agile methodologies. This collection of essays brings together contributions from well-known ThoughtWorkers such as Martin Fowler, along with other authors you may not know yet. While ThoughtWorks is perhaps best known for their work in the Agile community, this anthology confronts issues throughout the software development life cycle. From technology issues that transcend methodology, to issues of realizing business value from applications, you'll find it here.[/quote]Solving the Business Software ``Last Mile’‘
One Lair and Twenty Ruby DSLs
The Lush Landscape of Languages
Polyglot Programming
Object Calisthenics
What Is an Iteration Manager Anyway?
Project Vital Signs
Consumer-Driven Contracts: A Service Evolution Pattern
Domain Annotations
Refactoring Ant Build Files
Single-Click Software Release
Agile vs. Waterfall Testing for Enterprise Web Apps
Pragmatic Performance Testing