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SOFTWARE ENGINEERING PROCESSES Practices of an Agile Developer Venkat Subramaniam and Andy Hunt. 2006. Pragmatic Programmers (http://www.pragprog.com). 176 pages. ISBN: 094751408X
CSQE Body of Knowledge area: Software Engineering Processes
As the title implies, Practices of an Agile Developer by Venkat Subramaniam and Andy Hunt is a guide aimed at developers who are starting out with the agile processes. A compendium of proven practices used by successful agile developers, this book is concise and easy to read. Subramaniam and Hunt use the devil and angel device to illustrate ideas. The devil is used to present possible ideas or methods a developer might use, especially when faced with pressure to get things done quickly, while the angel is used to illustrate better solutions that fit into the agile methodology. Many of the ideas presented here are not entirely new-this book contains many best practices that should be used in...