Psychology of Program Development: Silver Anniversary Edition: Silver Anniversary Edition

Author: Weinberg
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Publish Date: 2003-09-01
Features: Weinberg reviews his past insights from a unique perspective, reexamines issues particularly relevant to today's software development, and emphasizes the similarities and differences between then and now. The content includes: social behavior as a whole, software development teams, common social issues in large-scale engineering, intelligence, problem-solving skills, motivation, training, and experience, as well as some principles of programming language design, etc. In the computer industry, no computer-related book has remained vibrant for 30 years after its initial publication, and this vitality continues to this day. Psychology of Computer Programming is a pioneer in the study of "human-centered" research methods, enduring the test of time with its unique perspective and keen observations on programmers' intelligence, skills, teamwork, and problem-solving abilities. Based on the first edition, first published in 1971 and deeply influential, Weinberg has added fresh content to create this silver anniversary edition of Psychology of Computer Programming. The new content includes: a new preface, comments after each chapter, and heartfelt insights into issues affecting programmers' careers.