not sure if this is the right forum for this, but I just finished Dreaming in Code.

http://www.dreamingincode.com/

I thought it was pretty amusing and I like the intermissions into famous software books, quotes, and anecdotes. always have loved references to the mythical man month, but I have a feeling I shouldn't read it.

anyone else read it? has anyone tried chandler? thoughts on why this is such a depressing story?

4/26/2009 11:00:29 AM

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"always have loved references to the mythical man month, but I have a feeling I shouldn't read it."

why not?

one of my favorite non-reference technology books is The Soul of a New Machine. It's a great story, and my dad worked at DG during that time so that was kinda neat

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4/26/2009 12:51:38 PM

^I have a feeling it'd be out of date. I mean, it was published in 1975. that's pretty ancient for the industry. I find the basic ideas relevant of course, but I imagine the details would be uber boring.

oh also, I just reread "getting real" by 37signals.

I'm now convinced that the optimal team size is 1.

4/26/2009 3:45:56 PM

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"the optimal team size is 1"

i find that conclusion highly unlikely in all but extreme cases

4/26/2009 3:54:14 PM

its 2

4/26/2009 4:25:56 PM

I thought this thread was literally going to be about dreaming in code, which I've done before.

4/27/2009 12:48:15 PM

for($i=1; $i <= 50000000000000; $i++){
   boneJennaFisher;
}

4/27/2009 12:57:07 PM

Read this last year - good read on exactly how *not* to run a software project.

Chandler is an amazing pile of suck

4/27/2009 1:17:39 PM

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"I'm now convinced that the optimal team size is 1."

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"its 2"

You guys must have some really crappy management.

4/28/2009 1:16:10 PM

i think the its 2 post was a joke

4/28/2009 1:31:50 PM

^exactly, because we all know the proper team size is 3 ... me, myself, and I.

4/28/2009 2:47:46 PM

Everyone knows the answer is 47.

4/28/2009 6:08:22 PM

another well known and excellent book in this genre is The Pragmatic Programmer by Andy Hunt (who lives in RTP apparently)



He gave a talk in Charlotte tonight about his upcoming book Pragmatic Thinking and Learning: Refactor Your Wetware. very cool and interesting stuff

4/28/2009 9:29:52 PM