Making Software--New from O'Reilly Media

If you would like to view this information in your browser, click here:
http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1z9onc36rqb3rvrdv0eqak7nkao7...

For Immediate Release
For more information, contact:
Sara Peyton (707) 827-7118 or peyton@oreilly.com

Making Software--New from O'Reilly Media
What Really Works, and Why We Believe It

Sebastopol, CA--Many claims are made about how certain tools, technologies, and practices improve
software development. But which claims are verifiable, and which are merely wishful thinking? In
"Making Software: What Really Works, and Why We Believe It" (O'Reilly Media, $44.99 USD), leading
thinkers such as Steve McConnell, Barry Boehm, and Barbara Kitchenham offer essays that uncover the
truth and unmask myths commonly held among the software development community. Their insights may
surprise you.

- Are some programmers really ten times more productive than others?
- Does writing tests first help you develop better code faster?
- Can code metrics predict the number of bugs in a piece of software?
- Do design patterns actually make better software?
- What effect does personality have on pair programming?
- What matters more: how far apart people are geographically, or how far apart they are in the org
chart?

Advance Praise
"We call ourselves "engineers," but programming processes are mostly dictated by comfort and
momentum instead of being driven by data. With this wealth of empirical data about writing code,
finally our processes can be as scientific as our personalities."
--Jason Cohen, founder, Smart Bear and founder, WPEngine

For a review copy or more information please email peyton@oreilly.com. Please include your delivery
address and contact information.

About the Editors
Andy Oram is an editor at O'Reilly Media, a highly respected book publisher and technology
information provider. An employee of the company since 1992, Andy currently specializes in free
software and open source technologies. His work for O'Reilly includes the first books ever
published commercially in the United States on Linux, and the 2001 title Peer-to-Peer. His modest
programming and system administration skills are mostly self-taught.

Greg Wilson holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Edinburgh, and has worked on
high-performance scientific computing, data visualization, and computer security. He is the author
of Data Crunching and Practical Parallel Programming (MIT Press, 1995), a contributing editor at
Doctor Dobb's Journal, and an adjunct professor in Computer Science at the University of Toronto.

Additional Resources
For more information about the book, including table of contents, index, author bios, and cover
graphic, see:
http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1z7gi5oc6e6ofltlhg9a3cjembmi...

Making Software
Publisher: O'Reilly Media
Andy Oram, Greg Wilson
ISBN: 9780596808327, 624 pages
Print Price: $44.99, Ebook Price: $35.99
order@oreilly.com
1-800-998-9938
1-707-827-7000

About O'Reilly
O'Reilly Media spreads the knowledge of innovators through its books, online services, magazines,
and conferences. Since 1978, O'Reilly Media has been a chronicler and catalyst of cutting-edge
development, homing in on the technology trends that really matter and spurring their adoption by
amplifying "faint signals" from the alpha geeks who are creating the future. An active participant
in the technology community, the company has a long history of advocacy, meme-making, and
evangelism.

# # #

O'Reilly is a registered trademark of O'Reilly Media, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of
their respective owners.

You are receiving this email because you are a public relations contact with O'Reilly Media.

If you would like to stop receiving any and all press releases from O'Reilly, please email
press@oreilly.com.

O'Reilly Media, Inc. 1005 Gravenstein Highway North, Sebastopol, CA 95472 (707) 827-7000