Responding to Significant Software Events

Quality Software #2.2

by Gerald M. Weinberg

-A software starship that has gone where no-one has gone before–N. Zvegintzov
-brimming with simple techniques & examples of their application –Computing Rev.
-required reading for anyone who cares about project success—N. Karten
-enlightening, practical, humorous, and enormously inspiring—Yourdon
-a must for all sentient software line and project managers—S/W Quality World

ebook

First published January 3, 2011

About the author

Gerald Marvin Weinberg (October 27, 1933 – August 7, 2018) was an American computer scientist, author and teacher of the psychology and anthropology of computer software development.

Reviews

[Johnny · Rating 2 out of 5]

I’m very interested in metrics and like to base my decisions on data. I therefore looked forward to this part of the Software Quality series. Unfortunately the book doesn’t add much new insights or ideas. Too much is already present in Tom DeMarcos Controlling Software Projects: Management, Measurement, and Estimates that was written in 1986. I hoped that in the 25 years between those two books one would have gained new ideas and proven (or disproven) certain aspects. Judging by this book this was not the case.