Anti-Patterns and Patterns in Software Configuration Management

By William J. Brown

What you need to significantly reduce software development failures before they become fatal and how to repair their causes so they don't re-surface Learn from the mistakes of others documented here in this hard-hitting, humorous, and career-enhancing book from the authors of the bestselling "AntiPatterns." Rise above the industry-wide malaise of mass denial and realize that you too can, and definitely must, master Software Configuration Management (SCM) for successful software engineering. In this much-needed book, the authors provide 16 new AntiPatterns covering the most common SCM mistakes and pitfalls. They also supply you with proven solution strategies including 3 Process Patterns and other tested-in-the-trenches approaches. As in AntiPatterns they present each AntiPattern and Pattern using the same entertaining, practical, and pull-no-punches approach. "AntiPatterns and Patterns in Software Configuration Management" arms you with: * The knowledge that SCM is neither too hard, nor too complicated, for software engineers, developers, architects, and project managers * The most valuable (ROI) process you can have-SCM * 8 SCM AntiPatterns, 4 Management and Process AntiPatterns, 4 Requirements and Testing AntiPatterns, and 3 Process Patterns that address process, people, and tool issues William J. Brown is Product Engineer for Concept Five Technologies leading developments of distributed, object-oriented frameworks. Hays W. "Skip" McCormick III and Scott W. Thomas are lead engineers with the MITRE Corporation. Bill and Skip co-authored the critically acclaimed AntiPatterns, also available from Wiley.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0471329290
• ISBN13: 9780471329299
• Release Date: April 1999
• Publisher: Wiley
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 7.7" x 9.6"

Customer Reviews

More helpful than most SCM books

After reading these guys' first book (AntiPatterns - which I liked a lot) I was hoping to find this one as much fun to read, and as insightful. I also knew that, as a SW pro, I needed to get smarter on SCM (I'd been avoiding the topic "successfully" and faking it for too long). So I figured it was a no-brainer... As with the first book, I resonated with the material and got a lot from it (I liked the Domino Effect AntiPattern,...

Great for identifying problems and potential pitfalls!

This is an interesting, informative book on potential problems and pitfalls to be encountered in the wild world of Software Configuration Management! For those who want a step by step guide to implementing SCM at your company, look elsewhere, but if you want to know why your SCM initiatives are failing, or what problems lie ahead on the road, this is the read for you!