Few books in computing have had as profound an influence on software management as Peopleware.
The authors have made this third edition, with its additions, entirely terrific." -Lee Devin.
How rare.
And to bring people, actual human beings, into the mix! How excellent.
Buy it, read it, and keep a stock on hand in the office supply closet." -Joel Spolsky, Co-founder, Stack Overflow "
When a book about a field as volatile as software design and use extends to a third edition, you can be sure that the authors write of deep principle, of the fundamental causes for what we readers experience, and not of the surface that everyone recognizes.
This is the only way we're going to make more humane, productive workplaces.
In the quarter century since the first edition appeared, it has become more important, not less, to think about the social and human issues in software develop?ment.
Brooks, Jr., Kenan Professor of Computer Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Author of The Mythical Man-Month and The Design of Design "
Peopleware is the one book that everyone who runs a software team needs to read and reread once a year.
The third edition adds strength to strength." - Frederick P.
The insights on team jelling and work environment have changed my thinking and teaching.
Their premise is right: most software project problems are sociological, not technological.
Many, many varied projects have been reflected on and distilled; but what we are given is not just lifeless distillate, but vivid examples from which we share the authors' inductions.
Its underlying strength is its base of immense real experience, much of it quantified. "
Peopleware has long been one of my two favorite books on software engineering.
They're not easy issues; but solve them, and you'll maximize your chances of success.
The unique insight of this longtime best seller is that the major issues of software development are human, not technical.
Few books in computing have had as profound an influence on software management as Peopleware
