Facts and Fallacies of Software Engineering (Agile Software Development)

Might have some bias, as I agree with a lot of points of the author. A useful reminder of issues and facts about the field. I wonder a little how much impact it's likely to have as it feels more directed at the software practitioner and not as much towards managers, although some of the most crucial points mention the role (or lack of role) with management.

Still a good and quick read, even if it will all seem familiar. ( )

Important and useful, but with plodding, leaden prose that makes for a tedious read. ( )

An amazing book listing very insightful aspects of Software Engineering, both for managers and developers. The book is very dense in a good way and I had to read it slowly to give things time to soak in. I would recommend this book to anyone new to managing a team of software engineers or the technical lead on a project. ( )

Helpful read to motive myself at work; but I did not find anything really new or surprising. The book itself reads a little unpolished (I found quite a number of errors that could have been eliminated with better editing). ( )

Some opinions in here I disagree with...

Specifically, "Fact: COBOL is the best business language" and "Fallacy: Enough Eyes make all bugs shallow". ( )