Book Review: I. M. Wright's Hard Code

Book Review: I. M. Wright's Hard Code by Eric Brechner: Publisher- Microsoft Press: ISBN- 13: 978-0735624351


I.M Wright’s Hard Code is authored by Eric Brechner, veteran a Microsoft. Though book is published in 2007 but still holds its value in software project management. Book is filled with nuggets of wisdom for any person who is involved in Software project management or influence corporate IT culture.

Author is very straight forward and blunt in delivery of his opinion and belief which makes him distinct in crowd.

Book is collection of short essays which are organized in ten chapters. Book covers almost all aspects of software developments and primarily targets project managers and higher ups in management chain.

Certainly this book will stay in my bookshelf. I highly recommend this book.

Disclaimer: I did not get paid to review this book, and I do not stand to gain anything if you buy the book. I have no relationship with the publisher or the author.

Further reading: Complementary books to I.M Wright’s Hard Code are Getting Results from Software Development Teams by Dr. Lawrence J. Peters (http://www.amazon.com/Getting-Results-Software-Development-Teams/dp/0735623465), Solid Code by Donis Marshall & John Brono (http://www.amazon.com/Solid-Code-Donis-Marshall/dp/0735625921), Code Complete: A Practical Handbook of Software Construction by Steve McConnell (http://www.amazon.com/Code-Complete-Practical-Handbook-Construction/dp/0735619670)

One can get more information about book and related topics from:

1. Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Wrights-Hard-Code-Best-Practices/dp/0735624356
2. Author’s Blog: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/eric_brechner/
3. Review: http://mvark.blogspot.com/2008/11/book-review-i-m-wrights-hard-code.html