A Practical Guide to Successful Software Projects
Paperback, 200 pages
English language
Published June 10, 2005 by Pragmatic Bookshelf.
Many software projects run into trouble, and many never ship at all. Others run like well-oiled machines. This book shows you the basics of how to get your project well on the road to success.
Ship It! bucks current fashion trends and marketing hype; instead, you’ll find page after page of solid advice, all tried and tested in the real world: a collection of tips that show you what tools a successful team has to use, and how to use them well. You’ll get quick, easy-to-follow advice on modern techniques and when they should be applied.
https://pragprog.com/titles/prj/ship-it/
I liked it a lot. Instead of prescribing some huge complex framework and a unified philosophy, it describes several simple methods and tries to suggest remedies to common problems. I particularly liked the idea of tracer bullet development.
