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Agile Software Development, Principles, Patterns, and Practices
Written "by" a software developer for software developers, this book is a unique collection of the latest software development methods. The author includes OOD, UML, Design Patterns, Agile and XP methods with a detailed description of a complete software design for reusable programs in C++ and Java. Using a practical, problem-solving approach, it shows how to develop an ob...more
Hardcover, 529 pages
Published
October 15th 2002
by Prentice Hall
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This book covers a great deal of material: Martin talks about the basic practices of agile software development, the principles of good object-oriented design, and common OO design patterns.
This book is, in my opinion, a career-changer. Having a single book that teaches what it essentially means to move from being a programmer to a real software craftsman is invaluable. I'd recommend this for any experienced programmer who wants to transition to a more professional approach to writing high quali...more
This book is, in my opinion, a career-changer. Having a single book that teaches what it essentially means to move from being a programmer to a real software craftsman is invaluable. I'd recommend this for any experienced programmer who wants to transition to a more professional approach to writing high quali...more
Having finished this book for the second time, I am struck by what a profound influence the material contained has had on my career. Quite simply this is the very best book on programming I have ever read. If you can follow the SOLID principles contained within you will write high quality, compact and maintainable code.
I am currently encouraging a group of about 20 developers to study this book and share their experiences
I am currently encouraging a group of about 20 developers to study this book and share their experiences
This book alternates between incredibly useful and frustratingly complex. Its explanations of the practical use of software design patterns as well as various principles of object-oriented design are so clear and pragmatic that I can safely say this book has shaped my programming practices. For that, I want to give it 5 stars. Then suddenly comes one of these monster case studies in which he describes in painful detail some programming problem in the most convoluted way possible, including UML d...more
Two big wins I got from this: how coding and design patterns weave to evolve a system; how to methodically apply fundamental design principles which apply at all layers (eg single-responsibility, open-closed) to produce simple, stable code.
Mar 22, 2011
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This has to be one of the most practical books I have ever read on the practices of software programming. It gives realistic business situations and gives step by step instructions how to deal with them. Very practical and useful.
Amazing book can't say enough about this book and how it can help you learn how to be a solid Agile developer.
Very very good book. Changes the perspective of software development and is definitely a career changer
By read I mean about 20% of this book before I realized it was platitudes and manifestos at unnecessary length.
Best read ever to learn the fundamental principles of software development!
I only rated OOD part of the book and I think it's excellent.
Great technical intro to Agile and good design principles.
Ok, I didn't read this one cover to cover, but I did read half of it and will definitely be referencing it frequently.
Jul 29, 2008
Scott
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5 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Software Engineers, developers
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I just like Robert Martin and am going to read just about anything that he writes. This book is no exception. It was pretty funny - I was in the midst of reading this and the local dot net users group had a meeting covering this material.
A lot of this was really good. Some of it was just over my head. I may have to revisit this book sometime in the future when I'm smarter.
Good book, but it is the explanation and adoption of some CS ideas and theories from the handicraft point of view.
One of the best technical books I've read. Gives a solid, practical overview of agile software techniques.
A must-read. Explains OO principles and the patterns that allow you to cope with them.
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