Agile and Iterative Development or JavaScript

Agile and Iterative Development (Agile Software Development Series): A Manager's Guide

Author: Craig Larman

Agile/iterative methods: From business case to successful implementation

This is the definitive guide for managers and students to agile and iterative development methods: what they are, how they work, how to implement them—and why you should.

Using statistically significant research and large-scale case studies, noted methods expert Craig Larman presents the most convincing case ever made for iterative development. Larman offers a concise, information-packed summary of the key ideas that drive all agile and iterative processes, with the details of four noteworthy iterative methods: Scrum, XP, RUP, and Evo. Coverage includes:

• Compelling evidence that iterative methods reduce project risk
• Frequently asked questions
• Agile and iterative values and practices
• Dozens of useful iterative and agile practice tips
• New management skills for agile/iterative project leaders
• Key practices of Scrum, XP, RUP, and Evo

Whether you're an IT executive, project manager, student of software engineering, or developer, Craig Larman will help you understand the promise of agile/iterative development, sell it throughout your organizationaeand transform the promise into reality.

Table of Contents:

1	Introduction	1
2	Iterative & Evolutionary	9
3	Agile	25
4	Story	41
5	Motivation	49
6	Evidence	63
7	Scrum	109
8	Extreme Programming	137
9	Unified Process	173
10	Evo	211
11	Practice Tips	247
12	Frequently Asked Questions	297
13	Bibliography	329

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JavaScript: The Missing Manual (Missing Manual Series)

Author: David Sawyer McFarland

JavaScript is essential for creating modern, interactive websites. But, unlike HTML and CSS, JavaScript is a true programming language with complex rules that are challenging for most web designers to learn. In JavaScript: The Missing Manual, bestselling author David McFarland teaches you how to use JavaScript in sophisticated ways -- even if you have little or no programming experience. In a clear, entertaining way, the book starts out by teaching you how to build a basic JavaScript program. Then, once you've mastered the structure and terminology, you'll learn how to use advanced JavaScript tools to add useful interactivity to your sites quickly and painlessly, rather than scripting everything from scratch. To jump-start your progress, the book offers several "living examples" -- step-by-step tutorials for building website components with JavaScript using raw materials, such as graphics and half-completed Web pages, that you can download from the book's companion website. In this book: Getting Started introduces the building blocks of JavaScript, and general tips on computer programming. Learn to add scripts to a web page; store and manipulate information; communicate with the browser window; respond to events like mouse clicks and form submissions; and identify and modify HTML. Building Web Page Features provides real-world examples of JavaScript in action. Learn to create pop-up navigation bars, enhance HTML tables, build an interactive photo gallery, and make web forms more usable. Create interesting user interfaces with tabbed panels, accordion panels and pop-up dialog boxes. Troubleshooting and Debugging shows you how to avoid the ten most common errors new programmersmake, andhow to find and fix bugs. Communicating with the Web Server covers Ajax, the approach that made JavaScript glamorous. Learn to use JavaScript to communicate with a server so that your web pages can receive information without having to reload. If you want to put JavaScript to work right away with getting tangled up in code, JavaScript: The Missing Manual is the best book available.