Jerry Weinberg on Perfect Software [AgileThinkers.com]

Clark Ching of AgileThinkers.com recently interviewed Jerry Weinberg about the concepts behind his new book, Perfect Software: And Other Illusions About Testing. Jerry comments,

"Perfect software is indeed impossible, and even if we had it, we'd have no way of knowing. The Laws of Thermodynamics tell us why it's impossible, but that doesn't prevent lots of people from believing it's possible -- just like many people believe perpetual motion machines are possible.

"The book elaborates on this and many other illusions about testing -- why people continue to believe them, what kinds of trouble they cause, and what can be done to mitigate that trouble."

Read the interview, two posts on AgileThinkers.com:
http://www.agilethinkers.com/2008/07/jerry-weinberg.html
and http://www.agilethinkers.com/2008/07/jerry-weinber-1.html

Read more about Perfect Software: And Other Illusions About Testing:
http://www.dorsethouse.com/books/perf.html

Ambler on Adrenaline Junkies [DDJ.com]

Scott Ambler reviewed the new book by Tom DeMarco and his partners -- Adrenaline Junkies and Template Zombies -- in Dr. Dobb's Agile Newsletter:

"In January I attended a keynote speech given by Tim Lister and Peter Hruschka, two of the authors of Adrenaline Junkies and Template Zombies: Understanding Patterns of Project Behavior, where they overviewed a dozen of the 86 behavioral patterns which they'd written about in this book. About 10 minutes into their speech I decided that this was a 'must read' book that I had to have. Sure enough, having now read the book cover-to-cover I can safely confirm that my initial reaction was correct. More importantly, my intuition now tells me that this is one of my 'must keep' books which I'll refer to over and over again in the years to come.

". . . Anyone serious about their IT career will find this book to be a valuable investment."

Read the full article on www.ddj.com:
http://www.ddj.com/architect/208800147?cid=Ambysoft

Read more about Adrenaline Junkies and Template Zombies:
http://www.dorsethouse.com/books/ajtz.html