Psychology of Program Development (Silver Anniversary Edition)

Author: Weinberg
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Publish Date: 2003-09-01
Features: Weinberg revisits his 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 its vitality continues to this day. Psychology of Programming is a pioneer in the field of "human-centered" research methods, having withstood 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, which was first published in 1971 and had a profound impact, Weinberg has added fresh content to create this silver anniversary edition of Psychology of Programming. The new content includes: a new preface, comments after each chapter, and heartfelt insights into issues that affect programmers' careers.