Making Software: What Really Works, and Why We Believe It

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Many claims are created about how exactly certain tools, technology, and practices improve software program development. But which promises are verifiable, and which are simply just wishful considering? In this publication, leading thinkers such as for example Steve McConnell, Barry Boehm, and Barbara Kitchenham present essays that uncover the reality and unmask myths generally held among the program advancement community. Their insights may shock you.

• Are some programmers actually ten times more effective than others? Ostrand
  
  Dewayne Perry
  
  Marian Petre
  
  Lutz Prechelt
  
  Rahul Premraj
  
  Forrest Shull
  
  Beth Simon
  
  Diomidis Spinellis
  
  Neil Thomas
  
  Walter Tichy
  
  Burak Turhan
  
  Elaine J.
• Can code metrics predict the amount of bugs in a bit of software program?
• Do design patterns make better software program? Hannay
  
  Ahmed Electronic.

Contributors consist of:

Jorge Aranda

Tom Ball

Victor R.