I’ve begun the process of updating and generalizing the original pitfalls (in Pitfalls of Object-Oriented Development) for Pitfalls of Modern Software Engineering (or PMSE). Just scroll past the introductory text, and you’ll see an outline of the actual live content. As with The Art of ‘Ware, feedback and contributions are encouraged. ..bruce..
I’m finishing up an expert report for a patent case that I’m working on, so I haven’t been able to push forward with PMSE. However, I am posting a PDF of Chapter 2 from the original Pitfalls of Object-Oriented Development (M&T Books, 1995). This should be useful for those of you interested in contributing to […]
Due to multiple requests, I have taken the current draft of The Art of ‘Ware [version 2.0] and made it into a PDF file (573 KB, 104 pages), which you can now download, distribute, print, and so on. As I explain in the document itself: In making this draft version available, I retain my copyright […]
Twelve years ago, I published The Art of ‘Ware, a reinterpretation of Sun Tzu’s The Art of War as applied to developing and marketing technology. I am now working on updating it and have the entire work-in-progress posted here on the blog (see the ‘Pages’ section in the right-hand column). I am particularly interested in […]
John Scalzi, author of Old Man’s War and The Ghost Brigades (both of which I highly recommend), gives a revealing look over on his website about how much money he has actually earned writing and editing science fiction over the past several years. For example: 2006 was the first year I received royalties on sales […]
