Like economics, the discipline of software development suffers from a weakness that prevents the resolution of competing theories, in that it is generally impossible to perform controlled experiments. It would take an extremely brave manager to ever try out two competing development theories by having two teams build the same product simultaneously. However, it is possible to borrow a technique from theoretical physics and perform thought experiments. Such an experiment would involve having more than one team develop the same product simultaneously, but using different techniques. That type of experiment is the premise of this novel.
The main character is a recent victim of downsizing who is kidnapped and taken to a formerly communist country where the educational level is high and the costs are low. Once there, he succumbs to his fantasies and agrees to perform the experiment of his dreams. With six products to build and a large staff of developers, he splits them into eighteen groups where each product is being built by three teams simultaneously. Each group of the three then uses a different development method. Throw in impossible deadlines and you have a microcosm of software development.
It would appear that such a premise would guarantee a boring book, but nothing could be further from the truth. The book is entertaining and enduring, as developers will recognize most of their development problems, albeit couched in somewhat unique circumstances. Many of the leading figures in the theory of software development management make cameo appearances, including a certain very rich man. The end result is a true stroke of genius that has somewhat of a surprise ending, but actually quite natural, given the current climate in the computer business.
It is rare when a book about the management of software development is not as dull as baked dirt, and this book is indeed the exception. Not only is it entertaining, but you can even learn some management skills in the process.
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最近偶然接触项目，不知道从哪里入手的时候，网上无意中发现了这本书。强大的百度老师满足了平日的各种问题解疑。 这本项目管理方面的书不是教科书风格，按照各种逻辑框架顺序来说明怎么开展项目，而是小说风格由主人公被绑架开始。虚构的国家开始接受新项目，一段段的章节最后...
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评分汤普金斯被解雇了，他像往常一样，坐在礼堂的最后面，接受着“新的机会”的洗脑，好让自己有动力去外面寻找新的机会，不过这一切都太无聊了，于是，汤普金斯又睡着了…… 这时，来了一个黑发美女，坐到汤普金斯的旁边，与他谈论了一些关于项目管理的问题，然后，美女给了他一...
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本以为这是一本讲管理的书，最后才发现是码农的YY片儿
评分软件工程课推荐的枕边读物
评分台湾旧书店随手买的，豆瓣竟然有~
评分台湾旧书店随手买的，豆瓣竟然有~
评分台湾旧书店随手买的，豆瓣竟然有~
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