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Head First Software Development |
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My first Head First book |
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2008-04-23 16:27:09 |
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Anonymous Reader
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I've been eyeballing the Head First books for a while, specifically the Java and Object-Oriented Analysis & Design. I don't program in Java and I think I understand OOP very well. Because of this, this Head First structure look to offer a bit less structure - so a good "read as you can" book.
I got this title in a raffle. I'm glad I did. It whetted my appetite for more Head First. Not so much for the content (Which I will review further down) but because it's almost like reading a comic book. Easy, entertaining and something my busy dizzy mind could readily grasp in small chunks. I will probably get another Head First book in the future. Probably more than one.
As for the content of this book, it was well laid out and for someone new to the concepts of formal software design, it was nice to see all the little pieces come together. I did have a hard time with the Java specific environment, but I guess it would be much larger if they covered other systems. The steps were clear, some of them a smidge corny, but most of them logical.
After having read this, I was inspired to put it to use. That's when it hit me. I can't see this working unless the entire development group reads the book - or they were all newbies.
I'm an idealist, so I'll believe this kinda of software development exists. It has to exist. And someday I'll work in a place where it does.
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