With a subtitle of "Be More Than Just A Code Monkey", Greg Brown argues that writing code is the easy part of a software developer's work. He sets out to explore the other 90% of the job, from requirements discovery and rapid prototyping to business analysis and designing for maintainability.

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He works through detailed examples typical problems developers encounter, and how to solve them by making you the main character in a series of chapter-length stories.

Author: Greg Brown
Publisher: O'Reilly
Date: October 2016
Pages: 132
ISBN: 978-1491943823
Print: 1491943823
Kindle: B01LYRCGA8
Audience: Developers
Level: Intermediate
Category: Methodology

Problems tackled include: 

• Using prototypes to explore project ideas
• Spotting hidden dependencies in incremental changes
• Identifying the pain points of service integrations
• Developing a rigorous approach towards problem-solving
• Designing software from the bottom up
• Data modeling in an imperfect world
• Gradual process improvement as an antidote for over-commitment
• The future of software development

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