The Virtual Bookcase for browsing and sharing reviews of books. New to this site? Read the welcome page first.

The Virtual Bookcase Home
Recent reviews
Collected book news
Welcome to this site
Add your own book

The Virtual Bookcase : Shelf Computer programming

Computer programming, languages, techniques.

Shelf parts : First Previous Next Last


Shop for this book
Amazon.com
Amazon.co.uk
Book description
Successful software depends not only on technical excellence but on how members of the software team work together. Written in easy to understand language by a leading expert in the field, this ground-breaking volume provides an overview of the team culture required to develop quality software. Reflecting the different views on the nature of software quality, the book helps groups in a software team to communicate more effectively and to overcome the conflict created by their different perceptions of quality. You learn the roles and activities of team members (including customers) throughout the life of a software product, from before the software development starts and during the software development lifecycle, to after the software has be... Rest of this review on the detail page
I want to add my review for this book!
Reviews (2) and details of Achieving Software Quality through Teamwork

Shop for this book
Amazon.com
Amazon.co.uk
Review:
Java is a new, simple, portable, secure, elegant programming language that promises to make it possible to write entirely new kinds of applications for the Internet. This handbook is an indispensable quick reference designed to lie flat and wait faithfully by the side of every Java programmer's keyboard. It contains an accelerated introduction to Java for C and C++ programmers who want to learn the language fast.
(Review by amazon.com)
I want to add my review for this book!
Reviews (3) and details of Java In a Nutshell Edition (Nutshell Handbook)

Shop for this book
Amazon.com
Amazon.co.uk
Review:
For an ancient linear/procedural dinosaur like myself, it is interesting to see the difference between the prehistoric API (Application Programming Interface) library documentation and the descriptions of the new object-oriented classes. Older books were full of icky things such as usage syntax and required parameters. While this work does contain some sample code, generally with comments that merely repeat what is obvious from the name of the method, most of the material simply consists of mentioning that the methods and classes exist. I can only wonder at the marvels of the new age of programming, where everything is so "intuitive" that correct coding is automatic and inevitable. Chapter one states that this book is intended for prog... Rest of this review on the detail page
(Review by Rob Slade)
I want to add my review for this book!
Reviews (1) and details of .NET Security and Cryptography
Shelf parts : First Previous Next Last
Search The Virtual Bookcase

Enter a title word, author name or ISBN.

The shelves in The Virtual Bookcase

Arts and architecture (25)
Biography (24)
Business and Management (119)
Cars and driving (53)
Cartoons (45)
Children's books (179)
Computer (475)
Computer history/fun (111)
Computer networks (382)
Computer programming (215)
Computer security (269)
Cook books (89)
Fantasy (154)
Fiction (446)
Health and body (70)
History (135)
Hobby (37)
Horror (65)
Humorous books (52)
Literature (57)
Operating systems (94)
Outdoor camping (162)
Outdoors (236)
Politics (83)
Privacy (61)
Psychology (55)
Religion (17)
Science (113)
Science Fiction (156)
Self-help books (55)
Technology (12)
Travel guides (307)
War and weapons (29)
World Wide Web (211)
Zen (5)
Other books (88)
Mailing list
Subscribe to booktalk, the discussion list about books at The Virtual Bookcase.
Enter your e-mail address to subscribe (you will receive an e-mail to confirm your subscription):


The Virtual Bookcase is created and maintained by Koos van den Hout. Contact e-mail webmaster@virtualbookcase.com.
Site credits
Copyright © 2000-2008 Koos van den Hout / The Virtual Bookcase Copyright and privacy statement