Xavier de Labouret

A 37Signals, les gens sont tellement satisfaits de la manière dont ils travaillent, qu’ils ont écrit un essai qui en fait la description extensive: Getting Real .

Petit extrait de l’introduction:

No more bloat
The old way: a lengthy, bureaucratic, we’re-doing-this-to-cover-our-asses process. The typical result: bloated, forgettable software dripping with mediocrity. Blech.

Getting Real gets rid of…
Timelines that take months or even years
Pie-in-the-sky functional specs
Scalability debates
Interminable staff meetings
The “need” to hire dozens of employees
Meaningless version numbers
Pristine roadmaps that predict the perfect future
Endless preference options
Outsourced support
Unrealistic user testing
Useless paperwork
Top-down hierarchy

You don’t need tons of money or a huge team or a lengthy development cycle to build great software. Those things are the ingredients for slow, murky, changeless applications. Getting real takes the opposite approach.

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In this book we’ll show you…
The importance of having a philosophy
Why staying small is a good thing
How to build less
How to get from idea to reality quickly
How to staff your team
Why you should design from the inside out
Why writing is so crucial
Why you should underdo your competition
How to promote your app and spread the word
Secrets to successful support
Tips on keeping momentum going after launch
…and lots more