Coder To Developer:

Tools and Strategies for Delivering Your Software

by Mike Gunderloy

Hi there. You might be visiting to make use of some of the free resources here, and that's fine. That's why I put them on the Internet. But, of course, I'd really like you to consider buying a copy of my book. That's it over on the left there. You can click on the cover to open the book's page at my publisher's Web site. Or you can just follow one of these links to order your own copy:

Buy from Amazon

Buy from BN.com

Buy from Bookpool

Here's a tiny bit of the blurbismo from the book so that you know what you're buying:

"Are you ready to take the leap from programmer to proficient developer? Based on the assumption that programmers need to grasp a broad set of core skills in order to develop high-quality software, Coder to Developer teaches you these critical ground rules. Topics covered include project planning, source code control, error handling strategies, working with and managing teams, documenting the application, developing a build process, and delivering the product. Most of the techniques taught in this unique book are language and platform neutral, and were selected to help you effectively design and develop complex applications."

So what does that all boil down to? Well, here's the way that I think of it: as I've developed software over the past quarter century or so, I've discovered that I need to know a lot more than just how to write syntactically-correct code. Developers need to know about planning and testing and source code control and teamwork and documentation and risk management and a raft of other things. This book is my attempt to capture some of these skills and give you a jumpstart on becoming a better developer.

OK, enough of that, and on to the resources. This list will be growing, so check back often!

• Table of Contents
• Foreword, by Joel Spolsky (at Joel's excellent site)
• Sample Chapter (2 MB Adobe Acrobat file)
• Resource List (All the URLs from the book, to save you retyping them)
• Other Books
• Reviews

Here's a link to an interview with me at the Code Generation Network that includes discussion of the book.

And finally, some links to my other Web sites:

Larkware (daily updates for developers, featuring links to cool tools and resources around the Web)
LogParser.com (support site for Microsoft's excellent logparser.exe tool)
Larkfarm (personal site, just in case you're curious about who writes this sort of book)