Jerry Weinberg

Jerry Weinberg is a strong influence on my thinking and behaviour.

The following blog-entries are snippets from books Jerry has authored or co-authored:

• Are your lights on?
• the Aremac project
• Becoming a technical leader
• Experiential learning 1: beginning
• Experiential learning 2: inventing
• Experiential learning 3: simulation
• General principles of systems design
• an Introduction to general systems thinking
• Perfect software and other illusions about testing
• the Psychology of computer programming
• Quality software management vol 1, systems thinking
• Quality software management vol 2, first-order measurement
• Quality software management vol 3, congruent action
• Quality software management vol 4, anticipating change
• Rethinking systems analysis and design
• the Secrets of consulting
• Understanding the professional programmer
• Weinberg on writing
• What did you say?

I feel it's better to read a really good book 10 times rather than read 10 average books one time each. With that in mind I've set myself the goal of reading all of Jerry's books multiple times. Here are the re-reading snippets so far:

• Are your lights on?
• Becoming a technical leader
• an Introduction to general systems thinking
• Perfect software and other illusions about testing
• the Psychology of computer programming
• Quality software management vol 1, systems thinking
• Quality software management vol 2, first-order measurement
• Quality software management vol 3, congruent action
• Quality software management vol 4, anticipating change
• Quality software management vol 4, anticipating change
• the Secrets of consulting
• Understanding the professional programmer
• What did you say?

The following blog-entries mention Jerry:

• Nothing new ever works (again)
• Nothing new ever works
• An interview with Jerry Weinberg
• The Secret of Scrum
• Precision Listening
• The Label Law
• The Options Trap
• The Gift of time
• Desert Island Books
• Abstraction
• 2009 AYE conference report
• Bureaucracy
• It's always a people problem
• Important - do not rub off
• Cleaning this brass is a waste of time
• The Buffalo Bridle
• Einstein on conventional schooling
• The velocity/wip game
• The cat in the hat
• 6000 degree-minutes

Jerry himself has added comments on the following blog-entries:

• Test-gunpowder-pudding driven development
• Hotel room to train carriage
• Time wounds all heels
• It's often a situation problem
• The Art of War
• The Dance of Life
• Growing a business