Pearls of Development. What We Learned in 50 Years of Software Creation

Perfect software cannot be created without studying the accumulated experience.

Experience is the main teacher, but slow and often painful. But why should we repeat mistakes? The book «Pearls of Development» will help you improve faster and avoid many problems by learning from the experience of others who have already climbed the learning curve. Karl Wiegers formulated 60 brief practical lessons that are suitable for any projects, regardless of role, industry, technology, or methodology.

The ideas and specific recommendations cover six key elements of success: requirements, design, project management, culture and teamwork, quality, and process improvement. For each direction, Wiegers offers «first steps» that allow you to reflect on your own experience, lessons with key ideas, real examples, and actionable solutions, as well as «next steps» for implementing the experience in your project, team, or organization. This knowledge cannot be obtained at university!