Ashbacher on ADRENALINE JUNKIES [Journal of Object Technology]

Charles Ashbacher recently reviewed the new Dorset House
title ADRENALINE JUNKIES AND TEMPLATE ZOMBIES:

"Unless you have been blessed to a level that no one to
my knowledge has ever been or you have never worked,
then there will be patterns in this book that will cause your
head to nod in agreement. Using colorful language on
occasion and consistent blunt talk, the authors tell it
straight, providing advice that pulls the facade off of some
of the common notions of what makes a project work. . . .

Read the full review in the Journal of Object Technology:
http://www.jot.fm/books/review20/index.html

Read more about ADRENALINE JUNKIES AND TEMPLATE ZOMBIES:
http://www.dorsethouse.com/books/ajtz.html

Phillips on ADRENALINE JUNKIES AND TEMPLATE ZOMBIES

Dwayne Phillips recently reviewed ADRENALINE JUNKIES
AND TEMPLATE ZOMBIES, the new book by Atlantic
Systems Guild consultants Tom DeMarco, Peter Hruschka,
Tim Lister, Steve McMenamin, James Robertson, and Suzanne
Robertson:

"I love this book. It is as though the authors were spying on
my office for the past 20 years. . . . Flip through this book.
Find a pattern -- either good or bad -- that fits your current
project, bring the book to work and show people that your
workplace is not unique, that others have done the same
before, and what the result will probably be if you don't
change."

Read the full review on Dwayne's Website:
http://dwaynephillips.net/AJTZ.html

Read more about ADRENALINE JUNKIES AND TEMPLATE ZOMBIES:
http://www.dorsethouse.com/books/ajtz.html

Read more about Dwayne's forthcoming Dorset House title:
WORKING UP TO PROJECT MANAGEMENT:
HOW CRUSHING ROCKS AT THE ASPHALT PLANT
PREPARED ME FOR GOVERNMENT WORK
http://www.dorsethouse.com/books/wup.html

Tom DeMarco on YouTube: Adrenaline Junkies

Check out Tom DeMarco's video on YouTube; he discusses the ideas behind his new book, Adrenaline Junkies and Template Zombies, coauthored with his consulting partners Peter Hruschka, Tim Lister, Steve McMenamin, James Robertson, and Suzanne Robertson:

Click the image or visit YouTube: http://youtube.com/watch?v=YHREsyKK5Nw
Read more about Adrenaline Junkies and Template Zombies, download PDF chapters, find reviews by Joel Spolsky, Alistair Cockburn, Ed Yourdon, and others:
http://www.dorsethouse.com/books/ajtz.html

Tom DeMarco et al. on ADRENALINE JUNKIES AND TEMPLATE ZOMBIES

Tom DeMarco, Peter Hruschka, Tim Lister, Steve McMenamin,
James Robertson, and Suzanne Robertson -- the authors of our
new book ADRENALINE JUNKIES AND TEMPLATE ZOMBIES
-- have posted comments on the Website of their consulting firm,
The Atlantic Systems Guild:

"The so-called 'patterns movement,' has so far concentrated
entirely on patterns of the software itself. But there is another
set of patterns that we need to take account of as well: patterns
of projects and teams, the typical ways that they behave and
interact. Just as Gamma et al. deal with the technological aspect
of patterns, the Guild authors have focused on the sociological
side. If you believe, as we do, that the sociological is often as
important or even more important than the technological, then
this book may be for you. . . .

"The book identifies 86 patterns that characterize project and
team behavior. All of the patterns don't apply to your project,
but some surely will. Some of the patterns are constructive ­
they help you get meaningful work done. And other are
destructive ­ they get in your way. Like many of the patterns that
control our behavior as individuals, project behavior patterns are
often invisible. They are the unwritten rules that govern us. We
don't think about them, but we don't think to violate them either.
(Are you skeptical about the existence of such unwritten rules?
Consider then walking up to a team mate and touching his face.) . . .

"Each pattern is named (the authors have tried to choose a name
that is memorable but also fairly accurate) and numbered. There is
an iconic graphic to go with it, something to facilitate quick
association. And there is a short essay about the pattern to offer
advice about why some projects tend to fall into its particular
groove, why they need to be aware of it, and what actions may
be prescribed."

Read the authors' comments at
http://www.systemsguild.com/GuildSite/Books/ajtz.html

Read more about ADRENALINE JUNKIES AND TEMPLATE ZOMBIES:
http://www.dorsethouse.com/books/ajtz.html

. . . both pages link to a free PDF preview of the book . . .

DevSource.com on OBJECT-ORIENTED COMPUTATION

Author and technical editor John Mueller recently posted a
review on DevSource.com of Conrad Weisert's book
OBJECT-ORIENTED COMPUTATION IN C++ AND JAVA:

"Most of the programming books I've read tend to gloss
over the numbers. . . . If you've found yourself wondering
how to make the math work, this is a great book to get.
Instead of giving you a couple simple math examples that
don't reflect the real world, you'll find yourself working with
code that fully demonstrates practical math techniques.
". . . The author does warn you that this book is intended
for experienced programmers and I must admit that he
challenged some of my programming skills later in the book.
. . . The book is well organized and relatively easy to read,
but the author also doesn't candy-coat the complexity of the
topic. You'll find that you learn quite a lot. . . ."

Read the full review on DevSource.com:
http://www.devsource.com/c/a/Languages/Review-ObjectOriented-Computation-in-
C-and-Java/

Read more about Conrad Weisert's Dorset House title
OBJECT-ORIENTED COMPUTATION IN C++ AND JAVA:
http://www.dorsethouse.com/books/ooc.html