Journey of the Software Professional: The Sociology of Computer Programming

A comprehensive guide to the software development process that will help software developers at every stage of their career: improving personal performance, learning to work well in a team, and managing to create an environment where others can be most effective. Addresses the psychological and sociological aspects of software development, presenting a thorough model of individual and collective software problem-solving behavior, and practical techniques for enhancing the process. Covers the structures, processes and outcomes common to most software development projects, and how to improve them. Presents ideas on using tools and training more effectively, and on improving the performance of teams. Shows how to build on your personal and management successes, and avoid the most common errors. Programmers, developers, software managers, students, and anyone involved in the software creation process.

LUKE HOHMANN, Education Technical Director at ObjectSpace, Inc., has taught object-oriented technology and software engineering management for companies such as Sprint, Kodak, E-Systems, Ernst & Young, and Bell Atlantic. From 1985 to 1993, he worked at several positions for Electronic Data Systems, including Vice President of Systems Engineering at EDS Fleet Services. From 1988 to 1992, he was also a member of the Highly Interactive Computing Environments (Hi-CE) research group led by Elliot Soloway, Ph.D., at the University of Michigan, where among other projects, he designed programming environments to help novice developers learn design skills.