Book Reviews and Bibliographies

NOTE: We will gladly append authors' responses or other informed opinions.

Books about systems analysis A must for every systems analyst -- David Hay's Requirements Analysis Important systems analysis textbook -- Robertsons' Complete Systems Analysis almost fills gap. (originally reviewed in the IDI Newsletter, Autumn, 1994) A readable introduction to the Unified Modeling Language -- Martin Fowler with Kendall Scott: UML Distilled, An interesting but inadequate volume -- Langer's The Art of Analysis.	Books about web-tools and development The best choice so far for a comprehensive introduction to developing web pages
Books about programming methodology General An interesting collection of advice from Joel Spolsky. Newin October: A sequel to the above—a must for every programmer and manager. Two definitive treatments of program design by Steve McConnell and Glenford Myers Critical examinations of Extreme Programming: Stephens & Rosenberg's splendidly entertaining common sense. Boehm & Turner's attempt at a fair and balanced view of agile methods and extreme programming compared with disciplined approaches. Language specific NEW in September, 2009—Not part 3: Effective STL—50 Specific Ways by Scott Meyers. NEW in August, 2009—A strange book on design patterns in Java by Allen Holub. C++ advice from Stephen Dewhurst. An important new C++ book: Koenig & Moo have a winner. The worst C++ book of all? An absolute must for the experienced Java programmer. Naive book bolsters C++ haters' case A manageable textbook for a C++ course. An excellent Java textbook from SunSoft. The following were originally reviewed for SIGOOT and published in the SIGOOT Newsletter Comparative review: Three books on the C++ Standard Template Library (STL) Lippman & Lajoie: C++ Primer (third edition) The following was originally reviewed in the IDI Newsletter, Winter, 1995: Two musts for the C++ programmer An old classic on Advanced C++ styles and idioms.	Books about management A Must for the Project Manager from DeMarco & Lister, Waltzing with Bears Mixed guidance on recruiting professionals Surviving Object-Oriented Projects by Alistair Cockburn Formal testing according to Rodger Drabick. NEW—Several Dozen Interesting and Helpful Thoughts from the Atlantic Systems Guild Common-sense Facts and Fallacies from Robert Glass. Weinberg's latest secrets. A morale booster for failed projects. Two quarter-century-old classics updated: Brooks & Weinberg Three books on project management for OOP
	General Publishing More books for dummies, complete idiots, and non-nerds

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