Tag Archives: Book Reviews

Now Reading: “Continuous Delivery” by Humble and Farley

My local study group has selected our next book: Continuous Delivery: Reliable Software Releases through Build, Test, and Deployment Automation by Jez Humble and David Farley. This one picks up where a previous book in the series, Continuous Integration: Improving Software Quality and Reducing Risk, leaves off by venturing outside the developer’s realm and tying together other parts of the organization.

I’m expecting this book to become a well-worn, dog-eared resident of my “Software Bibles” bookshelf. (Can you still say “well-worn” and “dog-eared” in the Kindle age?)

“Clean Code” — Crafting On Principles

The inaugural post for blog that focuses on simplicity in software development has got to be one that mentions the book called “Clean Code: A Handbook of Agile Software Craftsmanship” by Robert Martin. As I originally mentioned on the ThotSpots blog, this is no ordinary book on writing better software. It’s not just another “Code Complete” or “The Pragmatic Programmer.” Continue reading “Clean Code” — Crafting On Principles