A list of book releases compiled by Dr. Dobb’s to keep you up-to-date on software development tools and techniques.
The Agile Samurai: How Agile Masters Deliver Great Software
by Jonathan Rasmusson
By learning the ways of the "agile samurai," this book will show you how to create plans and schedules your customer and your team can believe in; what characteristics make a good agile team and how to form your own; how to gather requirements in a fraction of the time using agile user stories; what to do when you discover your schedule is wrong, and how to look like a pro correcting it; and how to leverage the power of agile software engineering practices.This book promises to deliver information on everything you need to set up, execute, and successfully deliver agile projects, and have fun along the way.
http://www.pragprog.com/titles/jtrap/the-agile-samurai
Getting Started with IBM WebSphere sMash
by Ron Lynn, Karl Bishop, and Brett King
With the IBM WebSphere sMash and the Project Zero platform, it’s easy to develop, assemble, and run applications and mashups that align tightly with SOA enterprise infrastructures. This book covers all aspects of architecting, designing, and developing solutions with these breakthrough technologies. Authored by three IBM leading sMash experts, this practical tutorial shows how to create state-of-the-art web applications even more rapidly than you could with traditional Java or .NET enterprise platforms.
http://www.ibmpressbooks.com/bookstore/product.asp?isbn=9780137019700
Domain-Specific Languages
by Martin Fowler
Domain-Specific Languages (DSLs) may simplify complex code, promote effective communication with customers, improve productivity, and unclog development bottlenecks. In this book, noted software development expert Martin Fowler first provides the information software professionals need to decide if and when to utilize DSLs. Then, where DSLs prove suitable, Fowler presents effective techniques for building them, and guides software engineers in choosing the right approaches for their applications.
http://www.informit.com/store/product.aspx?isbn=0321712943
