Introduction to 3D Game Programming with DirectX® 9.0

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Sams Teach Yourself Extreme Programming in 24 Hours

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Extreme Programming (XP) is a new lightweight software developing methodology. XP is the most popular of the "agile" development methodologies. Agile development is an integral part of technology movements in the software development world. XP has quickly gained in popularity over the last few years and is now becoming recognized by development shops from large consulting firms through small software houses. Some of the companies that are using XP include DaimlerChrysler, First Union National Bank, and Ford Motor Company.

Sams Teach Yourself Extreme Programming in 24 Hours includes coverage on Extreme Programming, agile development, automated test frameworks (Junit, etc.), Automated Build (Ant), and Refactoring in a step-by-step approach.


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Provides a practical understanding of Extreme Programming and how to implement it. The only tutorial available on Extreme Programming. One-stop shop for the project manager, business manager, or developer who wants to learn Extreme Programming, understand the tools, and then apply the principles. Written by an author with practical experience using Extreme Programming. Extreme Programming (XP) is a new lightweight software developing methodology. XP is the most popular of the "agile" development methodologies. Agile development is an integral part of technology movements in the software development world. XP has quickly gained in popularity over the last few years and is now becoming recognized by development shops from large consulting firms through small software houses. Some of the companies that are using XP include DaimlerChrysler, First Union National Bank, and Ford Motor Company. Sams Teach Yourself Extreme Programming in 24 Hours includes coverage on Extreme Programming, agile development, automated test frameworks (Junit, etc.), Automated Build (Ant), and Refactoring in a step-by-step approach. Stewart Baird has been involved in software development for over 15 years. He is a certified project manager (PMP) who has practical experience developing software solutions for the fast-changing world of e-Business. He's a leading evangelist within KPMG Consulting for XP approaches and was instrumental in their implementation (for the New Zealand practice). He has spoken on XP in a number of public forums. Most recently he spoke at the NZ Computer Society and was the only speaker to have sold out both the main and subsequent catch-up events. He has led numerous development projects around the world and brings a pragmatic approach to his writing. He is also the creator of the BlipIt Web-based defect tracking tool.

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In my view, this is a very good entry point for anybody else who want to have a general vision of what is "Extreme Programming" and how to use it. All along the book, the autor talk about things on extreme programming with a reference on other good books to be specialized on that subject. This is why I say: "A good entry point".

I recommand to read this book and after that, buy other book on subject that you want to know more.

This book is an excellent work, and I enjoyed it thoroughly. Mr. Baird has excellent insight into the dynamics of software development projects, what makes them successful and what makes them fail. He does and outstanding job of explaining the concepts of Extreme Programming in the context of his vast professional experiences.

I really enjoyed reading this book, and recommend it highly to anyone interested in the concepts of Extreme Programming methodology, but also to anyone who is interested in clear, concise wisdom in regards to how to successfully manage software development lifecycles.

I found Mr. Baird to be extremely knowledgeable, very witty and quite capable of explaining these concepts in a way that make it easy to understand, and practical to use.

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Practical C++ Programming

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C++ is a powerful, highly flexible, and adaptable programming language that allows software engineers to organize and process information quickly and effectively. But this high-level language is relatively difficult to master, even if you already know the C programming language. The 2nd edition of Practical C++ Programming is a complete introduction to the C++ language for programmers who are learning C++. Reflecting the latest changes to the C++ standard, this 2nd edition takes a useful down-to-earth approach, placing a strong emphasis on how to design clean, elegant code. In short, to-the-point chapters, all aspects of programming are covered including style, software engineering, programming design, object-oriented design, and debugging. It also covers common mistakes and how to find (and avoid) them. End of chapter exercises help you ensure you've mastered the material. Practical C++ Programming thoroughly covers:
C++ Syntax
Coding standards and style
Creation and use of object classes
Templates
Debugging and optimization
Use of the C++ preprocessor
File input/output

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This is a programming textbook for C++ that assumes that you have little or no programming experience. Over half of the text is dedicated to basics of programming, constructions like arrays and so on - even the idea of classes isn't broached until p. 191.

But the serious problem with this text is that it encourages really bad things without warnings. For instance, every C++ programmer knows that class destructors really, truly ought to be virtual; but the text doesn't mention this at all until chapter 21, when discussing virtuality. Up until then, even the examples in the text include non-virtual destructors. Someone reading this text without reading it cover-to-cover, with extraordinary care, will miss this rather crucial point completely - and if, gods forbid, they end up using some of the sample code for their own purposes, they'll find themselves with bugs that are very difficult to track down.

This is unfortunately symptomatic of the style of the text as a whole. So many of the examples contain major flaws which aren't even discussed until the end of the book that they're virtually useless, except perhaps as good exercises in "What's wrong with this code snippet?"


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