Book description
From the popular I. M. Wrights Hard Code column at Microsoft, this book presents a series of thematically-arranged essays. It features provocative insights about development processes that can spark the imaginationand help simulate productivity.
Table of contents
- Best Practices: I. M. Wrightâs "Hard Code"
- A Note Regarding Supplemental Files
- Reader Acclaim for I. M. Wrightâs "Hard Code" Column
- Foreword
- Introduction
- 1. Project Mismanagement
- 2. Process Improvement, Sans Magic
- 3. Inefficiency Eradicated
- 4. Cross Disciplines
- 5. Software QualityâMore Than a Dream
- 6. Software Design If We Have Time
- 7. Adventures in Career Development
- 8. Personal Bug Fixing
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9. Being a Manager, and Yet Not Evil Incarnate
- February 1, 2003: "More than a numberâProductivity"
- September 1, 2004: "Out of the interview loop"
- November 1, 2004: "The toughest jobâPoor performers"
- September 1, 2005: "Go with the flowâRetention and turnover"
- December 1, 2005: "I can manage"
- May 1, 2006: "Beyond comparisonâDysfunctional teams"
- 10. Microsoft, You Gotta Love It
- Glossary
- A. About the Author
- Index
- About the Author
- Copyright
Product information
- Title: I. M. Wright's "Hard Code"
- Author(s):
- Release date: September 2007
- Publisher(s): Microsoft Press
- ISBN: 9780735624351
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