Head first Git: a learner's guide to understanding Git from the i…
by Gandhi, Raju
fromHead first
Many people who use Git rely on "recipes" -- copying and pasting commands they find on the internet without really understanding how Git actually works. With this unique hands-on guide, you'll learn the ways of Git and have fun while doing it. You'll master branches, merges, com…
An introduction to computer security that focuses on basic security concepts, like threats and how developers mitigate them. It covers the process of reviewing design documents with security in mind and explores techniques attackers use to exploit systems and how to protect agai…
SAFe (R): The World's Leading Framework for Enterprise Agility"SAFe (R) 4.0 Distilled is the book we've all been waiting for. It breaks down the complexity of the Framework into easily digestible explanations and actionable guidance. A must-have resource for beginners as well as…
As the technology leader at a small software company, you need to focus on people, products, processes, and technology as you bring your software to market, while doing your best to put out fires and minimize headaches. "Growing Software" is your guide to juggling the day-to-day…
Measurement is critical in effective, efficient software development; this book details proven strategies for successful software metrics. The book features seven chapters new to the second edition and provides exhaustive coverage of process improvement, testing and quality assu…
Presents practical, cost-effective techniques that help your development organization deliver superior software. Using examples, this book demonstrates how to complement use cases with Quality Function Deployment (QFD), Software Reliability Engineering (SRE), Model-Based Specifi…
"This book does a good job of describing the methods employed at Sprintpcs.com ... over 250 people practicing Feature Driven Development and reporting their progress to me at the monthly operations review."--Scott B. Relf, Chief Marketing Officer, Sprint PCS"A tremendous contrib…
Building on their breakthrough bestsellers Lean Software Development and Implementing Lean Software Development, Mary and Tom Poppendieck's latest book shows software leaders and team members exactly how to drive high-value change throughout a software organization--and make it …
Providing a set of helpful thinking tools, this text aims to assist in translating each lean principle to agile software development practices that match the needs of your domain.
Despite the wealth of development knowledge, experience and tools available today, a substantial percentage of software projects fail, often because requirements are not correctly determined and defined at the outset, or are not managed correctly as the project unfolds. This tex…
Open source provides the competitive advantage in the Internet Age. According to the August Forrester Report, 56 percent of IT managers interviewed at Global 2500 companies are already using some type of open source software in their infrastructure and another six per cent will …
This book fills a gap between high-level overview texts that are often too general and low-level detail oriented technical handbooks that lose sight the "big picture". This book discusses SOA from the low-level perspective of middleware, various XML-based technologies, and basic…
This work provides specific techniques for performing process improvement using the CMMI and the family of CMM models. The authors describe the fundamental concepts of the CMMI model - goals, practices, architecture and definitions - in everyday language, providing real-world ex…