Code leader : using people, tools, and processes to build successful software / Patrick Cauldwell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cauldwell, Patrick.

Series:

Wrox guides.

Wrox guides

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Computer programming.

Software engineering.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (266 p.)

Edition:

1st edition

Other Title:

Using people, tools, and processes to build successful software

Place of Publication:

Indianapolis, IN : Wiley Pub., c2008.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

This book is for the career developer who wants to take his or her skill set and/or project to the next level. If you are a professional software developer with 3-4 years of experience looking to bring a higher level of discipline to your project, or to learn the skills that will help you transition from software engineer to technical lead, then this book is for you. The topics covered in this book will help you focus on delivering software at a higher quality and lower cost. The book is about practical techniques and practices that will help you and your team realize those goals. Thi

Contents:

Code Leader: Using People, Tools, and Processes to Build Successful Software; About the Author; Foreword; Credits; Acknowledgments; Contents; Introduction; Who This Book Is For; Who This Book Is Not For; Why I'm Writing This Book; Philosophy versus Practicality; Every Little Bit Helps; Examples; How This Book Is Structured; Errata; p2p.wrox.com; Part I: Philosophy; Chapter 1: Buy, Not Build; Cost versus Benefit; Creating a Competitive Advantage; Taking Advantage of Your Platform; Third-Party Components; Summary; Chapter 2: Test-Driven Development; Tests Define Your Contract

Tests Communicate Your IntentSummary; Chapter 3: Continuous Integration; Integrate Early and Often; Build Servers; Fix a Broken Build before Integrating Changes; Summary; Part II: Process; Chapter 4: Done Is Done; Discuss Design Decisions; Every Class Has a Test Fixture; Each Fixture Exercises Only One Class; Code Coverage Is High; No Compiler Warnings; Static Analysis Tools Generate No Errors; Before Committing, Update; Documentation in Place; Summary; Chapter 5: Testing; Why Testing Doesn't Get Done; How Testing Will Make You a Better Developer; Code Coverage; Types of Tests

Test AutomationSummary; Chapter 6: Source Control; Some Source Control History; Picking the Right SCCS; Organizing Your Source Tree; Making the Most of Branching; Summary; Chapter 7: Static Analysis; Using Static Analysis Tools; Who Benefits from Static Analysis?; How to Integrate Static Analysis into Your Process; Summary; Part III: Code Construction; Chapter 8: Contract, Contract, Contract!; Public Interfaces; Data Contracts; Summary; Chapter 9: Limiting Dependencies; Limiting Surface Area; Dependency Injection; Inversion of Control; Summary; Chapter 10: The Model-View-Presenter (MVP) Model

Why MVP?What Is MVP?; Constructing the MVP Application; Testing MVP Applications; Summary; Chapter 11: Tracing; Different Kinds of Messages; Log Sources and Log Sinks; Activities and Correlation IDs; Defining a Policy; Making Messages Actionable; Summary; Chapter 12: Error Handling; Result Code Reading; Exception Throwing; Importance of a Policy; Defining a Policy; Where to Handle Errors; Summary; Part IV: Putting It All Together; Chapter 13: Calculator Project: A Case Study; Wrapping Up; Index

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

9786611374457

9781281374455

1281374458

9780470383117

0470383119

OCLC:

608622750