Re: Timeless Classics of Software Engineering

Take a look at Glenford Myers, the Art of software Testing....

dave
"Steve Johnson" <stevejohnson1972_at_yahoo.com> wrote in message news:949ec44a.0407280704.12141129_at_posting.google.com...
> I'd like to hear thoughts on what books, in your opinion, are true
> classics in the field of software engineering. I read a lot on the
> topic - at least a book a month for many years. There are many good
> authors, however, the only book on making software that is truly
> timeless, in my opinion, is "Mythical Man Month" by Brooks. It never
> ceases to amaze me that something written over 20 years ago would be
> so relevant.
>
> It seems like Brooks achieved this by focusing on what is the essence
> of software engineering, which is comprised of:
>
> A) building models of reality.
> B) the people who tend to like building models of reality, what they
> are like, and what makes them work together effectively.
>
> Many books focus excessively on a particular language, a specific
> domain, on project management, Gantt charts etc and miss the forest
> for the trees.
>
> Note that I'm specifically looking for books on making software, on
> Software Engineering as a craft as opposed for classic books on
> computer science (e.g. Knuth) which is a completely different category
> in my mind.
>
> Are there any other books like MMM that you can think of where every
> page is packed with insight where it seems not a single word is in
> vain?
> I'd be grateful for your suggestions. There must be at least a couple
> out there.
>
> Thanks!
>
> - Steve
Received on Wed Jul 28 2004 - 19:56:15 CEST