Head First Software Development(Brain-Friendly Guides)

Even the best developers have seen well-intentioned software projects fail -- often because the customer kept changing requirements, and end users didn't know how to use the software you developed. Instead of surrendering to these common problems, let Head First Software Development guide you through the best practices of software development.

Before you know it, those failed projects will be a thing of the past.
With its unique visually rich format, this book pulls together the hard lessons learned by

expert software developers over the years.You'll gain essential information about each step of the software development lifecycle -- requirements, design, coding, testing, implementing, and maintenance -- and understand why and how different development processes work.

1 great software development: Pleasing your customer
2 gathering requirements: Knowing what the customer wants
3 project planning: Planning for success
4 user stories and tasks: Getting to the real work
5 good-enough design: Getting it done with great design
6 version control: Defensive development
6.5 building your code: Insert tab a into slot b...
7 testing and continuous integration: Things fall apart
8 test-driven development: Holding your code accountable
9 ending an iteration: It’s all coming together...
10 the next iteration: If it ain’t broke... you still better fix it
11 bugs: Squashing bugs like a pro
12 the real world: Having a process in life