Isotoma Limited

Edward Tufte is in many ways the darling of Web2.0. First coming into prominence a couple of years ago when his concept of 'sparklines' ^{1, 2} starting doing the rounds of the tech blogs, his manifesto for clean design and clear display of information has essentially become accepted truth. If you've not heard of him there is a fascinating intro over at NPR which will, like as not, lead you to seek out some of his books. We've got Visual Explanations here and it has been inspirational in times of IA doubt.

Posted by Andy Theyers at 12:17 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

This book is almost entirely concerned with technique. As such unless you, personally, are going to be reading or writing Use Cases, then you probably do not want to read this book — it’ll bore the pants off you.

Having said that, if you are directly involved in Use Case work, this is a vital addition to your bookshelf. You’ll gain more from the book if you have written Use Cases previously, but if you haven’t you will still get a lot out of it.

Continue reading "Writing Effective Use Cases by Alistair Cockburn" »

Posted by Doug Winter at 02:50 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Planning and estimating is by far the most difficult part of any technology project, and this book takes many of the lessons of other Agile approaches and applies them specifically to planning and estimating in an eminently practical way.

Continue reading "Agile Estimating and Planning by Mike Cohn" »

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