Humanware Collection -- Humanized Software Development: Humanized Software Development

Author: Konstantin
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Publish Date: 2004-02-01
Features: This book is a classic in the field of Peopleware. It explores the human factors in software development in a thematic format, covering a wide range of topics. The book is divided into 9 parts. Part I – Team Development, spanning 6 chapters, investigates how teams work and how they can better work to develop better software. Part II – Cowboy and Cowgirl, covering 4 chapters, touches on some differing perspectives among software developers. Part III – Work Organization, with 7 articles, explores team organization and organizational development issues. Part IV – Tools, Models, and Methods, discusses the relationship between developers and the tools they use, as well as the connection between the methods they employ and programming tools. Part V – Process Improvement, offers some suggestions for improving software quality while enhancing process improvement. Part VI – Software Usability, focuses on software usability and user interface design issues. Part VII – Useful Objects, explains the similarities between using software objects and use case methods in user interface design and software usability. Part VIII – The Brave New Software, explores some topics related to software as a form of communication. Part IX – Culture and Quality, discusses the organizational culture in software development. This book is suitable for all designers, developers, and managers who develop and use software. Many chapters in the book are adapted from the author's Peopleware column articles in several well-known computer magazines. As readers embark on a journey into the world of Peopleware, they are encouraged to think about how to face the various challenges of software development from a human-centric perspective.