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To take advantage of the pearls & jewels of wisdom packed into this book, you have to already have the discipline to avoid making the classic mistakes (which McConnell conveniently lists) and know & apply software development fundamentals (which McConnell also conveniently lists).
I have had mine for years and I use it as a constant reference. The book is well written. This is one of the key books to read for software development. This book provides the needed background for becoming a team lead/architect.
A must have for any developer or those who interact with developers in some way. I still keep it on my bookshelf and read occasionally. While this book may be old, it is one of the tried and true books of project management. I recall this book being standard material for my IT classes as far back as 2000.
Rapid Development is required reading for all developers, IT managers, and software project managers ( even many executives could greatly benefit from this book ). These methodologies are all focused around delivery and perceived timeliness of delivery of software projects. No other book on this subject comes close to completeness or understanding of the software development life cycle and the development efforts needed in order to complete a software task. Like everyone else who has reviewed this book, I give high praises both to the topics in the book and to Steve McConnell's handling of the topics. If you have not read this book, you do not have as full of an understanding of the development process as you think. This is not just one authors pontification of "one way to do things". Not only are the topics extremely well researched and credited, but all areas of the software development life cycle are covered. It completely covers the various software development methodologies and thoroughly discusses, pros / cons, strengths / weaknesses, pinnacles / pitfalls, use / non-use, of each methodology.
Anyone involved in developing software should add this book to their library. "Rapid Development" is an excellent book that covers the software development process.While the book covers a rapid development strategy, there is great value to be found in the book's coverage of a wide range of software development topics, such as estimating, teamwork and risk management, among other topics.This book, in my opinion, represents the gold standard in software development reference books.
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