Head first software development review

Add this book to your favorite list ». Community Reviews. Showing Average rating 3. Rating details. More filters. Sort order. Start your review of Head First Software Development. May 09, Alexandra rated it it was ok. I'm not sure having an opinion about this book matters as much as its usefulness. There is a wealth of excellent information and resources in this book even if it is slightly outdated.

I don't recommend reading this book as an electronic edition. I found it incredibly difficult to read on the kindle and used my laptop to finish it. Also, there are exercises in the book the reader is not able to do. Nov 10, gramakri rated it liked it. The software development approach described in this book is primarily based on Agile development principles and the Scrum framework though not explicitly mentioned as such.

It also introduces the concepts underlying technical practices like Test Driven Development TDD and Continuous Integration CI in a very elegant manner using a single case study , code snippets, illustrations and exercises. Jul 07, Saurabh rated it really liked it. This book gives a very easy to understand and a fun insight into the Agile Methodology - and at the same time refraining from actually calling Agile.

I found the first couple of chapters where they discussed about User stories, tasks and burn down graphs useful. After that, I was already familiar with most of the concepts TDD, Bug reports, etc and so didn't find those chapters that appealing. Jul 24, Steve Roach rated it it was amazing. I found this book to be an excellent introduction to the art of managing a software product. Everything is very clearly explained, the examples are good, and they actually address real-world concerns.

The Head First series in general is an outstanding approach to real learning. As an added bonus, it makes my opinion of my school much higher since the professor actually used this as a textbook. Apr 22, Brittany rated it really liked it Shelves: technical. Good overall review of development tools and practices to manage a software project.

It looks a little juvenile with the format, but it makes it easy to read quickly and take in a lot of information. It is O'Reilly after all.

May 11, Topilno added it Shelves: manuals Creating Web Pages for Dummies. Sep 20, Marek Pawlowski rated it really liked it. This is a really great book if someone wants to know how people nowadays create software in most of software houses in the world. The process how you administer the programers in SCRUM even if this word is never mentioned on the pages of this book is very well shown.

The only thing that is missing is the role of a tester in such projects. Adding the tester to the process significantly modify the whole development. Nevertheless this book is worth to read. Aug 17, Roberta rated it really liked it. Good intro to Software Development Process. It was easy to follow and several case studies that helped illustrate what was presented. It was a good book to read for our grad class. It was a good review for me and I learned quite a bit, it completed the Python coding project we had to complete for class.

Nov 25, Luke Darling rated it it was amazing. This book was very pertinent to my current role. It also tends to follow the Agile methodology. Liked the read. Nov 21, Ahmed Kamel rated it really liked it. Good kickstart.

Aug 29, Janet Homes rated it it was amazing. Great book for beginners. Easy to read and understand. Highly recommended for anyone interested in learning software development. Jul 24, Mehri Abduqodirova rated it really liked it.

The book is definitely a brain-friendly guide for those who are just starting in the field of software development. But for someone who has some fundamental skills it will definitely be a boring read. That's the reason I put 4 stars even through it's a good book. It should have stated the level of audience the book is intended for. Meanwhile, it's not a bad book The book is definitely a brain-friendly guide for those who are just starting in the field of software development.

Meanwhile, it's not a bad book Jul 29, Tom Spruce rated it it was amazing. This book took me from a college programmer to Being pro takes experience. While it is a gentle introduction, it does a wonderful job of showing you what the landscape of software development looks like. Now all these software tools I see used in open source projects like CI, code coverage, etc.

I can finally connect the dots! Apr 11, Daniel Wright rated it really liked it Shelves: technology. It's slightly ironic, I think, for a book that teaches the agile method of software development, to, er, teach it the 'big bang' or 'waterfall' method Feb 10, Mr. Andy rated it it was ok. I think they had some trouble filling out the pages. Was ok. How to update your board, moving tasks from in-progress, to complete, to finally completing an entire user story. Good Enough Design — Getting it done with great design: How to refactor your design so that you and your team can be more productive.

Version Control — Defensive development: Using version control to ensure the safety and integrity of the source code in the repository.

Building Your Code — Insert tab a into slot b…: How a build tool allows you to write your own instructions for compiling and packaging the source code into deployable unit.

Testing and Continuous Integration — Things fall apart: How to put together a safety net to keep the build in working order and you productive.

Test-driven Development — Holding your code accountable: Tying together the version control, continuous integration and automated testing practices into an environment where you can feel confident about fixing bugs, refactoring, and even reimplementing parts of your system.

Bugs - Squashing bugs like a pro: Confidently estimating the work it will take to fix your bugs, and apply refactoring and prefactoring to fix and avoid bugs in the future. Appendix 2: Techniques and Principles — Tools for the experienced software developer : Summary of all the Development Techniques and Development Principles covered in this book.

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