Gerald M. Weinberg Bücher

Dieses Buch ist ein Klassiker. In den USA bereits 1971 erschienen, ist dies nun eine Jubiläumsausgabe, in der Gerald M. Weinberg 25 Jahre später alle Kapitel sorgfältig kommentiert hat. Die Hauptabsicht dieses Buches ist es, eine neue Perspektive aufzuzeigen, die das Einwickeln von Computerprogrammen und IT-Systemen als eine menschliche Aktivität begreift – damals ein revolutionärer Gedanke, aber heute nicht weniger aktuell. Das Buch beschäftigt sich mit dem Programmierer als Einzelgänger, wie es dem typischen Vorurteil entspricht, beleuchtet aber auch den Softwareentwickler als geselliges Wesen und seine Arbeit im Team. Was macht ein gutes Programm aus? Und was einen guten Softwareentwickler? Welche persönlichen Eigenschaften muss er mitbringen? Was sind die Grundvoraussetzungen für das Arbeiten im Team? Welche Probleme tauchen vor allem bei größeren Projekten auf? Fragen wie diese beantwortet Gerald M. Weinberg und ruft zugleich seine Leser auf, sich selbst Gedanken zu machen über sein Team, sein Projekt und seine Person. Am Ende eines jeden Kapitels stehen Fragen sowohl für Manager als auch Softwareentwickler, die jede Menge Denkanstöße bieten.

Discover the one book nobody involved in this dynamic field can afford to miss! Weinberg offers readers an insider's view, with suggestions on how to become a better programmer and improve job performance, in a book that's both helpful and a pleasure to read! Learn how to* become a professional* get a little respect* survive in a bureaucracy* think more effectively* discover what kind of thinker you are* envision the future of the professional programmer.

This landmark 1971 classic is reprinted with a new preface, chapter-by-chapter commentary, and straight-from-the-heart observations on topics that affect the professional life of programmers.Long regarded as one of the first books to pioneer a people-oriented approach to computing, The Psychology of Computer Programming endures as a penetrating analysis of the intelligence, skill, teamwork, and problem-solving power of the computer programmer.Finding the chapters strikingly relevant to today's issues in programming, Gerald M. Weinberg adds new insights and highlights the similarities and differences between now and then. Using a conversational style that invites the reader to join him, Weinberg reunites with some of his most insightful writings on the human side of software engineering.Topics include egoless programming, intelligence, psychological measurement, personality factors, motivation, training, social problems on large projects, problem-solving ability, programming language design, team formation, the programming environment, and much more.Dorset House Publishing is proud to make this important text available to new generations of Weinberg fans and to encourage readers of the first edition to return to its valuable lessons.

Widely acclaimed as a consultant's consultant, Gerald M. Weinberg builds on his perennial best-seller The Secrets of Consulting with all-new laws, rules, and principles. You'll learn how to fight burnout, stay curious, understand your clients, negotiate effectively, and much, much more. Consultants need more than technical skills—they need self-awareness and a strong set of personal abilities. Weinberg helps computer consultants identify and strengthen each aspect of their performance using a "consultant's tool kit" of seventeen memorable symbols. He devotes a chapter to each of these symbolic tools, from The Wisdom Box to The Fish-Eye Lens to The Oxygen Mask.

Becoming a Technical Leader is a personalized guide to developing the qualities that make a successful leader. It identifies which leadership skills are most effective in a technical environment and why technical people have characteristic trouble in making the transition to a leadership role. For anyone who is a leader, hopes to be one, or would like to avoid being one.This is an excellent book for anyone who is a leader, who wants to be a leader, or who thinks only people with 'leader' or 'manager' in their title are leaders. The book can be described briefly as a guide to developing personal leadership potential, but it is much more than that . . . it is filled with useful insights into personal growth as a professional.Readers say it's always fascinating, and "focuses our attention on what it takes to make teams of thinking technical people work effectively together." Moreover, they say "it's always extremely practical and down-to-earth."Becoming a Technical Leader is the "textbook" for Jerry Weinberg's world-famous Problem Solving Leadership Workshop. It consists of twenty-four well-reasoned, thought-provoking chapters on making the change from technical star to problem-solving leader.

A classic introduction to systems theory, with applications in computer science and beyond. -- Back cover.

The Secrets of Consulting--techniques, strategies, and first-hand experiences--all that you'll need to set up, run, and be successful at your own consulting business.