Refactoring Databases: Evolutionary Database Design (Addison-Wesley Signature Series)22 reviews Scott W. Ambler, Pramodkumar J. Sadalage Addison-Wesley Professional, 2006 Good for developers + Some important ideas but much work remains to be done + A very complete catalog of strategies for database maintenance + Probably great for DBA             Head First Object-Oriented Analysis and Design (Head First)36 reviews Brett D. McLaughlin, Gary Pollice, ... O'Reilly Media, Inc., 2006 Fantastic introduction or refresher on object oriented concepts + Great books too bad i didn't need it + Head First Object-Oriented Analysis and Design + Must-have book.             Catastrophe Disentanglement: Getting Software Projects Back on Track6 reviews E. M. Bennatan Addison-Wesley Professional, 2006 Tackles a problem not well-covered by other books... + Good book; well planned and written + It's best to know it before you need it + A useful addition to my software development library + With this advice, you can right the rudderless software project             Java Concurrency in Practice51 reviews Brian Goetz, Tim Peierls, ... Addison-Wesley Professional, 2006 The best book on Java concurrency out there. + Superb book. + Excellent primer for an oft overlooked and misunderstood topic + Excellent book for Java 1.5 Concurrency + Best Java Concurrency Book -must read.             Ruby Cookbook (Cookbooks (O'Reilly))28 reviews Lucas Carlson, Leonard Richardson O'Reilly Media, Inc., 2006 Good Stuff + Why not! + Another great Cookbook from O'Reilly + This One's Just Right + full explanations, thorough examples, good reference             How to Break Web Software: Functional and Security Testing of Web Applications and Web Services. Book & CD11 reviews Mike Andrews, James A. Whittaker Addison-Wesley Professional, 2006 Very informative. If you develop web software it's a must-read + Great advice for software developers + Wow! + Fast international delivery             Code Quality: The Open Source Perspective (Effective Software Development Series)3 reviews Diomidis Spinellis Addison-Wesley Professional, 2006 Spinellis: The Anti-Kernighan + Important information, but it's not an easy read... First of all, this author is a serious academic. The book is worth reading and probably will be for a long time to come. It's also a fine production typesetting-wise. The previous review's complain about copy-editing errors in the book is really missing the point, because those could be easily ...             Agile Software Development: The Cooperative Game (2nd Edition) (Agile Software Development Series)3 reviews Alistair Cockburn Addison-Wesley Professional, 2006 Well Deserved Jolt Award + Any needing a basic introduction to Agile principles, history, and construction must have this. + useful if you don't get into XP I picked this book up because of the Jolt Award. I was amazed as what I read. I give kudos to anyone who tries to apply game theory to their decision making process. This has grown to be the accepted way economists discuss decisions between agents, so why shouldn't we apply that to architecture ...             Weinberg on Writing: The Fieldstone Method14 reviews Gerald M. Weinberg Dorset House Publishing Company, Incorporated, 2005 It's the closest thing to being in a Weinberg workshop.... + Practical and Inspirational Book + Nice read - not the best Weinberg + Much more than technique + THE book on writing             Eric Sink on the Business of Software (Expert's Voice)29 reviews Eric Sink Apress, 2006 Full of valuable advice + Good read, inspirational but left me wanted for more ... + Practical advice to go by + Fills a bunch of knowledge gaps, redundant, needs more info + Speaks to Me, the geek.             Practices of an Agile Developer: Working in the Real World (Pragmatic Programmers)31 reviews Venkat Subramaniam, Andy Hunt Pragmatic Bookshelf, 2006 Pragmatic Agility + Beyond good and evil + Excellent introduction to Agile development This book is a Pragmatic, method agnostic guide to the essential practices for people who are part of an agile team and want to understand agile principles. The book covers the whole lifecycle form planning to design and coding, showing you how to balance the agile dogma with practical ...             CSS: The Missing Manual62 reviews David McFarland Pogue Press, 2006 Excellent book for learning CSS. Very highly recommended! + CSS: The Missing Manual + This is the place to start when learning CSS + Very Good Book for Learning CSS + Great in depth introduction             Software Creativity 2.07 reviews Robert L Glass developer.* Books, 2006 Pragmatic Thinking in Software + Fantastic Book. McConnell's Review Covers The Bases + Philosophy of the minds... + Rid yourself of guilt             Rails Recipes (Pragmatic Programmers)12 reviews Chad Fowler Pragmatic Bookshelf, 2006 Use it nearly everyday. + Nice book + Excellent set of RoR recipes + Excellent Rails book for those that learn by example + When you just need a solution!             Software Estimation: Demystifying the Black Art (Best Practices (Microsoft))34 reviews Steve McConnell Microsoft Press, 2006 Science of software estimation + Excellent software engineering book backed up by solid empirical studies + Good Primer to start with + A Must Have Resource + Eye Opening             Head First Object-Oriented Analysis and Design (Head First)36 reviews Brett D. McLaughlin, Gary Pollice, ... O'Reilly Media, Inc., 2006 Fantastic introduction or refresher on object oriented concepts + Great books too bad i didn't need it + Head First Object-Oriented Analysis and Design + Must-have book.             How to Break Web Software: Functional and Security Testing of Web Applications and Web Services. Book & CD11 reviews Mike Andrews, James A. Whittaker Addison-Wesley Professional, 2006 Very informative. If you develop web software it's a must-read + Great advice for software developers + Wow! + Fast international delivery             Rails Recipes (Pragmatic Programmers)12 reviews Chad Fowler Pragmatic Bookshelf, 2006 Use it nearly everyday. + Nice book + Excellent set of RoR recipes + Excellent Rails book for those that learn by example + When you just need a solution!             Software Creativity 2.07 reviews Robert L Glass developer.* Books, 2006 Pragmatic Thinking in Software + Fantastic Book. McConnell's Review Covers The Bases + Philosophy of the minds... + Rid yourself of guilt             Software Estimation: Demystifying the Black Art (Best Practices (Microsoft))34 reviews Steve McConnell Microsoft Press, 2006 Science of software estimation + Excellent software engineering book backed up by solid empirical studies + Good Primer to start with + A Must Have Resource + Eye Opening