Working with Coders A Guide to Software Development for the Perplexed Non-Techie /

• Main Author: Gleeson, Patrick (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berkeley, CA : Apress : Imprint: Apress, 2017.
• Subjects: Business.; Leadership.; Project management.; Success in business.; Careers.; Management information systems.; Software engineering.; Computers.; Business and Management.; Software Management.; Careers in Business and Mangagement.; Software Engineering.; The Computing Profession.; Project Management.; Business Strategy/Leadership.

Get introduced to the fascinating world inhabited by the professional software developer. Aimed at a non-technical audience, this book aims to de-obfuscate the jargon, explain the various activities that coders undertake, and analyze the specific pressures, priorities, and preoccupations that develo...

Table of Contents:

• Chapter 1: Introductions
• Chapter 2: Why Writing Software Is Nothing Like Building A House
• Chapter 3: (Fr)Agile
• Chapter 4: What Do They Do All Day?
• Chapter 5: The Big Green Check Mark
• Chapter 6: Taking the "Arg!" out of Jargon
• Chapter 7: So You Need to Hire an Engineer
• Chapter 8: Programmer Preoccupations
• Chapter 9: Keeping Coders Happy
• Chapter 10: When It All Goes Wrong.