Debugging the Development Process
by Steve Maguire
224 pages, $24.95 ISBN: 1-55615-650-2
Pub. Date: August 31, 1994

Microsoft Press Announces Debugging the Development Process

Practical Strategies for Staying Focused, Hitting Ship Dates,
and Building Solid Teams

From the award-winning, bestselling author of Writing Solid Code comes
DEBUGGING THE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS--a new title in a growing series of
books on programming practices from Microsoft Press.

In this invaluable book, Steve Maguire takes readers behind the scenes of
the software development process, offering practical suggestions for
building a development team. DEBUGGING THE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS offers a
fresh and compelling look at the people and group dynamics that contribute
to a product's timeliness and quality and can make or break it in today's
fiercely competitive software industry.

Maguire tackles the main issues that arise in software development
teams--the relationship of the lead to the rest of the team, how to
develop the most effective work strategies, and how to stay on track and
fight disruptions. Candidly drawing on his real-world experiences as a
senior developer and project lead at Microsoft$, Maguire reveals how he
brought together and led effective software teams that developed timely,
high-quality commercial applications.

The book focuses on the practical, with plenty of unusual and sometimes
controversial approaches that will make even the most jaded programmer sit
up and take notice. Maguire gets tough on the issue of overtime and offers
his own strong views on this "remedy" for slipping schedules. And he shows
how project leads can find and eliminate wasted effort.

The advice in the book can apply to problems in other parts of an
organization as well. While the book focuses on software development
teams, Maguire's keen recommendations and hands-on approach to management
can benefit any group.

Among people involved in the software development business, DEBUGGING THE
DEVELOPMENT PROCESS will be one of the most talked-about books of the
year.

Steve Maguire is a veteran software design engineer and project lead who
worked on Microsoft Excel and launched Microsoft's cross development
system for the Apple Macintosh. He spent several years at Microsoft
working with troubled projects, retraining teams to work effectively and,
not incidentally, to derive satisfaction from their work. Maguire's first
book for Microsoft Press--Writing Solid Code--has become an industry
classic in the short time since its publication. The book has garnered
numerous favorable reviews and endorsements, including a Jolt Productivity
Award from Software Development magazine and awards from the Society for
Technical Communication.

Microsoft Press is the independent book division of Microsoft Corporation
and the leading publisher of quality computer books about Microsoft
products. More than 10 million users at all skill levels rely on a
complete line of Microsoft Press books to make learning and using software
easier. Titles ranging from self-paced tutorials for first-time computer
users to technical references for professional programmers are distributed
to book and software retailers worldwide. Consumers in the United States
can also order directly from the publisher at 1-800-MSPRESS and from the
CompuServe Electronic Mall (GO MSP).

Founded in 1975, Microsoft (NASDAQ "MSFT") is the worldwide leader in
software for personal computers. The company offers a wide range of
products and services for business and personal use, each designed with
the mission of making it easier and more enjoyable for people to take
advantage of the full power of personal computing every day.

Microsoft Press, One Microsoft Way, Redmond, WA 98052-6399
206-882-8080,  800-MSPRESS

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