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Short of hauling it from their garages to the curb with their SUVs, most folks do not have a clue about getting their new-born product on the street. Experienced practitioners Richardson and Gwaltney give inside information on the practicalities of managing a development project, whether from the aforesaid garage or from the largest cube farm in the world. They describe the technical end of building tools and infrastructure (including when not to experiment), pragmatic project techniques (like actually communicating and documenting code changes), and heading off common problems such as rogue developers, prima donnas, and the ever-lovely "Death March." The include handy references on such essentials as scripting tools and testing frameworks. Annotation ©2005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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Ship It! is a collection of tips that show the tools andtechniques a successful project team has to use, and how to use themwell. You'll get quick, easy-to-follow advice on modernpractices: which to use, and when they should be applied. This bookavoids current fashion trends and marketing hype; instead, readersfind page after page of solid advice, all tried and tested in thereal world.Aimed at beginning to intermediate programmers, Ship It! will show you:Which tools help, and which don'tHow to keep a project movingApproaches to scheduling that workHow to build developers as well as productWhat's normal on a project, and what's notHow to manage managers, end-users and sponsorsDanger signs and how to fix themFew of the ideas presented here are controversial or extreme; most experiencedprogrammers will agree that this stuff works. Yet 50 to 70 percent of allproject teams in the U.S. aren't able to use even these simple, well-acceptedpractices effectively. This book will help you get started.Ship It! begins by introducing the common technicalinfrastructure that every project needs to get the job done. Readerscan choose from a variety of recommended technologies according totheir skills and budgets. The next sections outline the necessarysteps to get software out the door reliably, using well-accepted,easy-to-adopt, best-of-breed practices that really work.Finally, and most importantly, Ship It! presents commonproblems that teams face, then offers real-world advice on how tosolve them.
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