Dreaming in Code: Two Dozen Programmers, Three Years, 4,732 Bugs, and One Quest for Transcendent Software @ richardeward.com

Dreaming in Code: Two Dozen Programmers, Three Years, 4,732 Bugs, and One Quest for Transcendent Software
by Scott Rosenberg
from Three Rivers Press

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0

• Best behind-the-scenes book since "Hackers"
  I've not enjoyed a book this much since I read Steven Levy's "Hackers" - the behind-the-scenes stories and discussions are just great. I'm not a programmer by trade, but I dabbled a bit in high school and got some more in-depth training in college, but it wasn't my major... a book like this makes me realize not only the fun I may have missed but also the stress I may have dodged. The book definitely provides the ups and downs of the software development business. I especially enjoyed getting a deeper... more info

• hard to catagorize but a worthwhile read
  i'm a sucker for any book on the margins between philosophy, social issues and computers, how and why they are shaping us and our communities.
  this is kind of what the book is about.
  to get a decent quick view of it, read chapter 10- engineers and artists, i think that the main points are on display here.
  a few new words like dogfoodable.
  a few new ideas i want to follow up on: leaking abstractions
  it is a watchful eye on a software projection-chandler with the other eye on what... more info

• Best book ever about what software development is REALLY like
  
  I just finished reading an amazing book: "Dreaming in Code" by Scott Rosenberg. Like many good, recent non-fiction books, it alternates between a specific narrative with colorful real people, and general background information. In this case, it's the story of Chandler, a personal information management tool, and the team who are building it, led by Mitch Kapor.
  The general background explains far more about real, contemporary software, how it is built, and what it's all about, than anything I've... more info

• Excellent story about the complexity of software development
  If you are interested in software development...read this book.
  If you aren't interested in software development...read this book.
  If you've always wondered why software development is such a tough thing to manage and predict completion...read this book.
  Did I say that you should read this book? :)
  The book is not a detailed "how to"...it is a story that follows the development of "Chandler", a software product that was going to 'change the world'....but of course, the product never... more info

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