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Andy Hunt
Andy Hunt is a programmer, consultant, author and publisher, all of which take time away from his hobbies of woodworking and writing and performing music. He is one of the founders and co-authors of the Agile Manifesto, five books, many articles and a column for
IEEE Software magazine (www.computer.org/software). Recently he co-launched his own small publishing company, Pragmatic Bookshelf, to produce books on agile and pragmatic software development (check out our listings for Pragmatic Bookshelf titles).
Andy has been writing software professionally since the early 80's across diverse industries such as telecommunications, banking, financial services, utilities, medical imaging, graphic arts and Internet services.
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 Object-Oriented Software Construction
by Bertrand Meyer
Prentice Hall
April 1997
An epic of object orientation, the Second Edition weighs in at about 1250 pages. Meyer's been at this longer than most, and his opinions are solid, albeit controversial in spots.
 The Mythical Man-Month
by Frederick Brooks
ISBN 0201835959
Addison-Wesley
August 1995
Nine women cannot make a baby in one month. Prof. Brooks came to this and many other shocking conclusions some 30-odd years ago. Replace "IBM mainframe" and "Cobol" with PCs and Java, and it could have been written last week.
 UML Distilled
by Martin Fowler
ISBN 0321193687
Addison-Wesley
September 2003
The Unified Modeling Language is far from perfect, but its use is widespread enough to warrant knowing it thoroughly. This is a quick practitioner's guide.
 Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software
by Erich Gamma, Richard Helm, Ralph Johnson and John Vlissides
ISBN 0201633612
Addison-Wesley
October 1994
A ground-breaking book that transcends languages and analysis techniques. Experienced programmers will recognize bits and pieces of things they've always done, novices should take note of the possibilities.
 Surviving Object-Oriented Projects: A Manager's Guide
by Alistair Cockburn
ISBN 0201498340
Addison-Wesley
December 1997
Before the Agile development movement was born, and the 17 of us interested folks created the Agile Manifesto in 2001, Alistair gave us this book. Surviving a project is still a great goal.
 Extreme Programming Explained: Embrace Change by Kent Beck
ISBN 0321278658
Addison-Wesley
November 2004
Whether you love XP or hate it, Kent got a lot of people talking about how to create software. This book will give you plenty to think about.
 Pragmatic Programmer: From Journeyman to Master
by Andy Hunt and Dave Thomas
ISBN 020161622X
Addison-Wesley
October 1999
As co-author, I am assuredly biased, but going back and re-reading this book years after Dave and I wrote it convinces me that it's something special. The fan mail we continue to get every week tells me I'm not the only one who thinks so.
 The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference
by Malcolm Gladwell
ISBN 0316346624
Back Bay Books
January 2002
If you think this book has nothing to do with software, you absolutely need to go read it.
Dynamics of Software Development
by Jim McCarthy
ISBN 0735623198
Microsoft Press
August 2006
(The author's original choice was an older edition that is now out of print. This link is to the current edition)
An excellent, anecdotal book on how to deliver great software on time. Interpersonal relationships, scheduling and coping with chaos are all covered.
The Dilbert Principle
by Scott Adams
ISBN 0887308589
Collins
June 1997
Sad but true, this Scott Adams book is filed under non-fiction. It's a nice reminder that you're not alone.
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