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Herding Cats: A Primer for Programmers Who Lead Programmers Softcover Repri Edition
Contributor(s): Rainwater, Hank (Author)

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ISBN: 1590590171     ISBN-13: 9781590590171
Publisher: Apress
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Binding Type: Paperback
Published: March 2002
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Annotation: Designed as a comprehensive guide to the management challenges of leading programmers, Rainwater introduces the new manager to concepts that help encourage and facilitate adaptation to the leadership role. A study of the varieties of programmer personality traits helps the reader to understand how to best use his team for the job at hand, and why some individuals may be difficult to manage.
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BISAC Categories:
- Computers | Programming Languages - General
- Computers | Programming - General
- Computers | Software Development & Engineering - General
Dewey: 005.1
Physical Information: 0.72" H x 7.34" W x 9.24" L (1.31 lbs) 252 pages
Features: Illustrated, Price on Product
 
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"Herding Cats: A Primer for Programmers Who Lead Programmers" is a comprehensive guide--think of it as a field manual--to the management challenges of supervising and leading programmers. J. Hank Rainwater introduces new and not-so-new managers to concepts that will encourage them and help them become a strong leaders for their teams. You ll learn about the varieties of programmer personality traits and be able match personnel to projects for maximum productivity. You ll also learn how to manage your strengths and weaknesses as you improve your leadership skills, which will result in dramatic improvements to your team s success. In this how-to manual that s both practical and thought- provoking, you ll find several chapters devoted to administrative aspects of your job, such as managing meetings, hiring and firing, and principles of organizing your job for success. Rainwater also describes task management software he built that you can use to organize project assignments. (The source code for this software is available for download once you own the book.) The chapter on technical leadership, which highlights the importance of architecture, design, and code reviews, not only illustrates practical applications of leadership, but also digs deep into concrete methods you must employ. Rainwater shows why things can go wrong for a leader and how to correct career-derailing problems as they arise. One chapter is devoted to the working relationship that you as a manager have with your boss, and it guides you into the best way to respond to the pressures of software project deadlines. Numerous other topics are discussed that are a necessity for anyone seeking to manage the peopleware aspects of software development. "Herding Cats: A Primer for Programmers Who Lead Programmers" is the definitive guide to the challenges and obstacles facing anyone who manages programmers. Author Information Hank Rainwater leads programmers who build software for the insurance industry at Risk Sciences Group in Atlanta, Georgia. His career in science and engineering has spanned over three decades and has included writing Fortran programs on punch cards; teaching college mathematics; conducting research in radio astronomy, missile guidance systems, and remote sensing technologies; and managing the building of embedded digital control systems. As a software professional, Hank has served as a consultant, mentor, and teacher of programming languages and has led development teams in several industries.
 
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