Modern Software Engineering: Doing What Works to Build Better Software Faster

Acknowledgments

Writing a book like this takes a long time, a lot of work, and the exploration of numerous ideas. The people who helped me through that process helped me in all sorts of different ways, sometimes agreeing with me and reinforcing my convictions and sometimes disagreeing and forcing me either to strengthen my arguments or to change my mind.

I’d like to start by thanking my wife, Kate, who has helped me in all sorts of ways. Even though Kate is not a software professional, she read large parts of this book, helping me correct my grammar and hone my message.

I’d like to thank my brother in-law, Bernard McCarty, for bouncing ideas around on the topic of science and making me dig deeper to think about why I wanted to talk about experimentation ...