The ThoughtWorks Anthology: Essays on Software Technology and Innovation

The ThoughtWorks Anthology: Essays on Software Technology and Innovation

Book Description

ThoughtWorks is a well-known global consulting firm; ThoughtWorkers are leaders in areas of design, architecture, SOA, , and methodologies. This collection of essays brings together contributions from well-known ThoughtWorkers such as Martin Fowler, along with other authors you may not know yet. While ThoughtWorks is perhaps best known for their work in the community, this anthology confronts issues throughout the software life cycle. From technology issues that transcend methodology, to issues of realizing business value from applications, you’ll find it here.

Table of Contents

  • Introduction
  • Solving the Business Software “Last Mile’‘
  • One Lair and Twenty Ruby DSLs
  • The Lush Landscape of Languages
  • Polyglot
  • Object Calisthenics
  • What Is an Iteration Manager Anyway?
  • Project Vital Signs
  • Consumer-Driven Contracts: A Service Evolution Pattern
  • Domain Annotations
  • Refactoring Ant Build Files
  • Single-Click Software Release
  • vs. Waterfall for Enterprise Web
  • Pragmatic Performance Testing

About the Author
ThoughtWorks is a well-known global consulting firm; ThoughtWorkers are leaders in areas of design, architecture, SOA, testing, and agile methodologies.

Book Details

  • Paperback: 248 pages
  • Publisher: Pragmatic Bookshelf (March 2008)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 193435614X
  • ISBN-13: 978-1934356142
  • File Size: 5.7 MiB

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