Archive for April, 2005

Java Tools for Extreme Programming - Mastering Open Source Tools Including Ant, JUnit and Cactus

By Richard Hightower and Nicholas Lesiecki
I was just not writing actively on this blog since past 3-4 months. So many books which I read are still not logged here.This book is one of the first books which I read when I took ACM Professional Membership in February 2005.The book starts with inroduction to XP. XP [...]

Developing XML Web Services And Server Components With Visual C# .NET and .NET Framework

By Amit KalaniThe book served as good revision for me for the earlier concepts used in projects andsome of the new things that have cropped up since then.The book starts with creating and Manipulating datasets -Manipulating DataSet SchemaManipulating Dataset RelationshipCreating Strongly Typed Data.XML and SQL server interface and functions are detailed with practice examples.
Accessing and [...]

Practical Project Estimation

Peter R. Hill.
The book starts with effort estimation approches like macro estimation and micro estimation techniques.The macro estimation techniques are based on equation,analogy and comparison.The micro estimation technique based on work breakdown and wide band Delphi Methods are discussed.The various methods of effort,size and cost estimation are discussed.The function point Tutorial is covered and its [...]

Who Moved My Cheese……..

I read this book in the last April. The beautifully written book about the psychology of the human beings to fear and resist change. It is parable that takes place in maze. Four beings living in that maze are Sniff and Scurry- mice who are nonanalytical and not able to judge the situation well. They [...]

Information Technology Project Management

By Kathy Schwalbe
The book does not have much to offer for seasoned manager and one who has worked in IT for number of years( ). The book started with introduction to project management talking about four core areas like scope,cost,time and quality management and how the discipline relates to other knowledge management areas. The book [...]