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Windows® Internals: Including Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista, Fifth Edition (PRO-Developer)
Mark Russinovich, David A. Solomon
Microsoft Press, 2008
Delve inside the Windows kernel with noted internals experts Mark Russinovich and David Solomon, in collaboration with the Microsoft Windows product development team. This classic guide fully updated for Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008, including 64-bit extensions describes the architecture and internals of the Windows operating system. You ll find hands-on experiments you can use to ...
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Manage It!: Your Guide to Modern, Pragmatic Project Management
Johanna Rothman
Pragmatic Bookshelf, 2007
The best project management book EVER!
+ Must have (and read) for every project manager
+ Agile Project Management for Any Lifecycle
+ Great insights into software project management
+ A highly recommended acquisition for any business library.
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xUnit Test Patterns: Refactoring Test Code (Addison-Wesley Signature Series)
Gerard Meszaros
Addison-Wesley, 2007
Seminal Work in Test-Driven Development
+ Inspired to Test
+ All the important unit testing patterns and principles, but over-long
+ Thorough and wide
+ A must-have for xUnit practitioners...
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Agile Project Management with Scrum (Microsoft Professional)
Ken Schwaber
Microsoft Press, 2004
A Handbook with Case Studies
+ Good stuff
+ A very good overview
+ Good description of Scrum, from the master
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Framework Design Guidelines: Conventions, Idioms, and Patterns for Reusable .NET Libraries (Microsoft .NET ...
Krzysztof Cwalina, Brad Abrams
Addison-Wesley Professional, 2005
Passionate About Quality?
+ Good ideas for a Framework designer
+ One of the best on the subject
+ Simply the best
+ A must have for any C# Developer or Architect
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Enterprise Integration Patterns: Designing, Building, and Deploying Messaging Solutions (Addison-Wesley ...
Gregor Hohpe, Bobby Woolf
Addison-Wesley Professional, 2003
Excellent book for Software Architect and Software Engineer
+ Imperative for integration projects
+ Like the Ragu Spaghetti Sauce Commercial said ... "It's in there"
+ Scottie
+ Excellent patterns book
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Programming WCF Services (Programming)
Juval Lowy
O'Reilly Media, Inc., 2007
A great read for developers with a basic understanding of wcf
+ Another great one from Juval
+ Very good book about WCF.
+ The WCF Bible
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Release It!: Design and Deploy Production-Ready Software (Pragmatic Programmers) (Pragmatic Programmers)
Michael Nygard
Pragmatic Bookshelf, 2007
Absolute *Must Have*
+ Interesting, but inconsistent
+ Sound Advice
+ Must read for any web software engineer
+ A Book to have on Your Bookshelf
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Code Complete: A Practical Handbook of Software Construction
Steve McConnell
Microsoft Press, 2004
Best of the Best
+ good book
+ An Important Read
+ Invaluable, Well Presented Information
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The Goal: A Process of Ongoing Improvement
Eliyahu M. Goldratt, Jeff Cox
North River Press, 2004
Great framework for improving anything
+ Extremely useful manufacturing throughput concepts
+ Julie Rogo Knocks It Down One Star
+ Outstanding read
+ Manufacturing world at a glance
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Behind Closed Doors: Secrets of Great Management (Pragmatic Programmers)
Johanna Rothman, Esther Derby
Pragmatic Bookshelf, 2005
Practical Indeed!
+ Greate Management 101 book
+ Excellent Guide for New and Seasoned Managers of Knowledge Workers
+ Basic solid info covered in fluff
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Implementing Lean Software Development: From Concept to Cash (Addison-Wesley Signature Series)
Mary Poppendieck, Tom Poppendieck
Addison-Wesley Professional, 2006
explanation of XP without mentioning word XP...
+ Theory and Practice in Balance
+ Good Book On Lean Software Development
+ Excellent Book - For the ones that want to do things different and better
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Analysis Patterns: Reusable Object Models (Addison-Wesley Object Technology Series)
Martin Fowler
Addison-Wesley Professional, 1996
Study, don't just read this book.
+ A bit dated in a few spots, but quite good.
+ The only "practical" book on deciding which design to use
+ Truly Unique, Extremely Valuable Entry
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User Stories Applied: For Agile Software Development (Addison-Wesley Signature Series)
Mike Cohn
Addison-Wesley Professional, 2004
Good Advice for Beginners and Experts
+ Well-written, practical advice
+ Excellent and a good primer if you're new to Agile
+ Lightweight Requirements that Don't Stink
+ Good book, too much fluff
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Implementation Patterns (Addison-Wesley Signature Series)
Kent Beck
Addison-Wesley Professional, 2007
This time Beck talks about patterns "in the small"
+ A mandatory reading for all software developer
I typically enjoy reading pattern's books and this is going to be one of my all-time favorites. This time Beck talks about patterns "in the small", not the traditional kind of architectural patterns we are used to know. This book it's about those small decisions we make every time we write even a ...
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