The Timeless Way of Building26 reviews Christopher Alexander Oxford University Press, 1979 Tao Te Ching of Architecture + Great review here! + Great information + The Mystical Architect             The Fifth Discipline: The Art & Practice of The Learning Organization27 reviews Peter M. Senge Doubleday Business, 2006 Systems thinking, organization + Systemic thinking: the art of thinking in loops... This book is excellent. Written very well. I was hooked after the first two chapters. This book helps one see the long term results from small short term thinking. I am still in the process of reading this book. I am excited to learn more about organizational learning and the many other themes ...             The Mythical Man-Month: Essays on Software Engineering, Anniversary Edition (2nd Edition)126 reviews Frederick P. Brooks Addison-Wesley Professional, 1995 Excellent & Highly Recommended Book + Required Reading For Anyone Serious About Software Development + seminal classic + A insightful book about software project development + A must-read for project leads in the software industry             AntiPatterns: Refactoring Software, Architectures, and Projects in Crisis43 reviews William J. Brown, Raphael C. Malveau, ... Wiley, 1998 lots of good stuff + helps to improve situation in software projects + The dark side of software development A must read, in addition to reading "Design Patterns". A good compilation of reasons and events why many software projects fail in our days. Also recommend reading "How to Fail At Software Development" to compliment this. There are also a few "Design Patterns" books, including the GoF's, and the ...             Effective Communication Skills for Scientific and Technical Professionals10 reviews Harry E. Chambers Basic Books, 2000 Easy read, good info + More than just for business + Lots of advice for every day use + Effective Communication Skills for Scientific and Technical Professionals             Practical Software Factories in .NET (Books for Professionals by Professionals)3 reviews Gunther Lenz, Christoph Wienands Apress, 2006 Software Factories in Practice + Anything that moves the factory space forward is a good thing This book is not a user manual for DSLs or the GAT/GAX technologies. While it shows the basic technologies with small samples it is by far not comprehensive, but the book points to further resources to explore the technologies. The book is rather meant to describe the process on how to implement a ...             Refactoring: Improving the Design of Existing Code (The Addison-Wesley Object Technology Series)138 reviews Martin Fowler, Kent Beck, ... Addison-Wesley Professional, 1999 Must have in any developers collection + Good resource for teaching + Refactoring + An Easy Read - Lots of Great Info - Must for New Programmers + A must read for any serious developer.             Test Driven Development: By Example (The Addison-Wesley Signature Series)28 reviews Kent Beck Addison-Wesley Professional, 2002 Very inspiring + Good Theory -- But Odd Decisions In Writing + Almost perfect! This is the most inpiring and thought-provocing book on programming that I have read for many years. Very well-written, short, fun. Whatever language you are programming in, you will find it useful. Niels Holst, Aarhus University.             Code Complete: A Practical Handbook of Software Construction95 reviews Steve McConnell Microsoft Press, 2004 Every Programmer Should Own This Book + A classic book + Great start for building a cohesive dev team + Code Complete2 is a must-read for a programmer             Software Factories: Assembling Applications with Patterns, Models, Frameworks, and Tools10 reviews Jack Greenfield, Keith Short, ... Wiley, 2004 Factories are the future + Exceptional reasoning on software construction This book provided insightful coverage of what I think is a fascinating topic. THe author organizes the material in a logical manner making it easy to transition from one topic to another. I would have liked more illustrations, but what was supplied was enough for me to understand everything. Very ...             Design Patterns Explained: A New Perspective on Object-Oriented Design (2nd Edition) (Software Patterns ...40 reviews Alan Shalloway, James Trott Addison-Wesley Professional, 2004 Recommended for anyone new to patterns + Insights into using patterns + Truly a new perspective on an old topic + should be called "Design Explained"             Writing Effective Use Cases (The Agile Software Development Series)45 reviews Alistair Cockburn Addison-Wesley Professional, 2000 Good Investment + Great for "first timer use case developers" + Working Effectively with Use Cases + Very Easy to Understand + If only all books were as clear as this one!!!             Becoming a Technical Leader: An Organic Problem-Solving Approach10 reviews Gerald M. Weinberg Dorset House Publishing Company, Incorporated, 1986 Excellent Book For New And Future Leaders + terrific developmental gem + A Holy Book + Best guide to becoming a tech. lead I've read + THE BOOK on Leadership             The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable213 reviews Patrick M. Lencioni Jossey-Bass, 2002 Best book I've read all year + great point of reflection + Useful Model for Managers + Seagate spends $2 million annually to teach these lessons             IT Governance: How Top Performers Manage IT Decision Rights for Superior Results17 reviews Peter Weill, Jeanne Ross Harvard Business School Press, 2004 Great book on IT Governance + One of the best books on IT Governance + An easy to read and insightful overview of IT Governance + Better IT Business Value Delivery + Good with Academic Slant             Principles of Transaction Processing (The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Data Management Systems)21 reviews Philip A. Bernstein, Eric Newcomer Morgan Kaufmann, 1997 Clearly written, understandable intro to a complex subject + "We've glossed over many of the finer points here" + Excellent Introduction & Reference + Good for engineers to deep you knowledge about TP + Excellent intro to transaction principles             Agile Web Development with Rails, 2nd Edition104 reviews David Hansson, Leon Breedt, ... Pragmatic Bookshelf, 2006 Great Book - But Wait to Buy + seriously, this is the best technical textbook I've ever read + Great book, wish it was Rails 2.0 + I recommend it             Documenting Software Architectures: Views and Beyond (The SEI Series in Software Engineering) Paul Clements, Felix Bachmann, ... Addison-Wesley Professional, 2002             A Practical Guide to Enterprise Architecture (The Coad Series)17 reviews James McGovern, Scott W. Ambler, ... Prentice Hall PTR, 2003 Outstanding Enterprise Architecture Book + This book is not about EA I picked up this book today to get a some input on a pending Enterprise Architecture effort I am pursuing for a large organization. This book blows me away with a straight forward evaluation of a number of enterprise architecture approaches. It gives examples of methods to sell enterprise ...             Becoming a Technical Leader: An Organic Problem-Solving Approach10 reviews Gerald M. Weinberg Dorset House Publishing Company, Incorporated, 1986 Excellent Book For New And Future Leaders + terrific developmental gem + A Holy Book + Best guide to becoming a tech. lead I've read + THE BOOK on Leadership