Non Fiction 2014

Combining the best of modern social science with practical wisdom, Baumeister and Tierney here share the definitive compendium of modern lessons in willpower. As our society has moved away from the virtues of thrift and self-denial, it often feels helpless because we face more temptations than ever. But we also have more knowledge and better tools for taking control of our lives. However we define happiness-a close- knit family, a satisfying career, financial security-we won’t reach it without mastering self-control.

Miért nem teljesülnek az újévi fogadalmak? Miért fulladnak rendre kudarcba a fogyókúrák? Miért bizonyulunk gyakran képtelennek arra, hogy azzal foglalkozzunk, amivel szándékunkban áll? Hogyan vált korunk emberének egyik legnagyobb problémájává az önkontroll, illetve annak hiánya? Mi voltaképpen az akaraterő? E kérdések megválaszolására nagyon sok, sokszor meglepő eredményeket hozó tudományos vizsgálatot végeztek az elmúlt évtizedekben. Kiderült például, hogy izmainkhoz hasonlóan az akaraterőnk is kimerül, ha túlerőltetjük, ezért ügyesen be kell osztanunk – viszont fejleszthető is. A „többet ésszel, mint erővel” és a „rend a lelke mindennek” népi bölcsességek szellemében számos tippet kapunk ehhez a könyv lapjain, többek között a határidők betartásával, a tennivalók listájának csökkentésével, a figyelemösszpontosítással és a káros szenvedélyektől való megszabadulással kapcsolatban. A szerzők a legfontosabb kutatások leírása és az eredmények elemzése mellett híres emberek élettörténetéből vett példákkal teszik olvasmányossá és közérthetővé mondanivalójukat.

Any software project that’s worth starting will be vulnerable to risk. Since greater risks bring greater rewards, a company that runs away from risk will soon find itself lagging behind its more adventurous competition.

By ignoring the threat of negative outcomes—in the name of positive thinking or a Can-Do attitude—software managers drive their organizations into the ground.

In Waltzing with Bears, Tom DeMarco and Timothy Lister—the best-selling authors of Peopleware—show readers how to identify and embrace worthwhile risks. Developers are then set free to push the limits.

You’ll find that risk management

• makes aggressive risk-taking possible

• protects management from getting blindsided

• provides minimum-cost downside protection

• reveals invisible transfers of responsibility

• isolates the failure of a subproject.

Readers are taught to identify the most common risks faced by software projects:

• schedule flaws

• requirements inflation

• turnover

• specification breakdown

• and under-performance.

Packed with provocative insights, real-world examples, and project-saving tips, Waltzing with Bears is your guide to mitigating the risks—before they turn into problems.

This book provides an overview of tools and techniques used in enterprise software development, many of which are not taught in academic programs or learned on the job. This is an ideal resource containing lots of practical information and code examples that you need to master as a member of an enterprise development team.

This book aggregates many of these „on the job” tools and techniques into a concise format and presents them as both discussion topics and with code examples. The reader will not only get an overview of these tools and techniques, but also several discussions concerning operational aspects of enterprise software development and how it differs from smaller development efforts.

For example, in the chapter on Design Patterns and Architecture, the author describes the basics of design patterns but only highlights those that are more important in enterprise applications due to separation of duties, enterprise security, etc.

The architecture discussion revolves has a similar emphasis – different teams may manage different aspects of the application’s components with little or no access to the developer.

This aspect of restricted access is also mentioned in the section on logging.

Theory of logging and discussions of what to log are briefly mentioned, the configuration of the logging tools is demonstrated along with a discussion of why it’s very important in an enterprise environment.

What you’ll learn

– Version control in a team environment – Debugging, logging, and refactoring – Unit testing, build tools, continuous integration – An overview of business and functional requirements – Enterprise design patterns and architecture

Who this book is for

Student and software developers who are new to enterprise environments and recent graduates who want to convert their academic experience into real-world skills. It is assumed that the reader is familiar with Java, .NET, C++ or another high-level programming language. The reader should also be familiar with the differences between console applications, GUI applications and service/daemon applications.