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The folks at MS Press posted a great review today of Solid Code by Darren Neimke from Adelaide. The complete post can be found here, but I clipped one or two of the quotes I found particularly well articulated.

First, a comment about software quality…

Producing quality software requires a broader understanding; it’s about understanding what makes up quality processes, team development, stakeholder engagement, leadership, good management, and of course code quality. And at the environmental level, it’s about balancing the effect that each of these have on the development process. It requires a broader view. I believe that Solid Code is the type of book that I had envisaged for this purpose.

Next, something about the “soul” of the book…

This book is extremely pragmatic and approaches its topic from a cultural angle that is needed to have a true impact on the mental models and assumptions of those who wish to drive the engineering process and to develop better teams around them.

Reading this was a validation that we have achieved our core goal for the book (at least in one reader’s mind). When we set about to do this project, I recall chatting with Donis about the importance of bringing the influences and experiences in our careers to the material. We wanted this book to speak to the readers the way people, experiences,  and material have spoken to us over the years… it’s great to see we connected with Darren and appreciate his perspective on this. Thanks Darren!