Gerald M. Weinberg's primary contribution focuses on software management, and he has studied the authority and representatives of software management and software engineering from individual psychology, organizational behavior and corporate cultural perspective. In more than 40 years of software career, Wenberge has engaged in software development, software project management, software management teaching and consultation, and he is a master of an outstanding software professional writer and thinker. In 1997, Winberge was selected as one of the first 5 members of Computer Celebrities by its outstanding contribution to their software field. This celebration has only 20 members. Bill Gates and Michael Dell, familiar with Chinese readers, are also awarded this computer world to high. Wenberge is strong, and the idea is active. Since the 1970s, he has written more than 30 books and hundreds of papers. In Western countries, Winberg has a large number of loyal readers, these "chasing stars" read every important work of Winberg, and they even build an important idea of organizational and websites, discussions and exchange masters. It can be said that every new book in Winberg has been launched in all the attention of all. For more information on Wimberg, please visit his website: http://www.geraldmweinberg.com/
Learning Chinese Readers last year, I am honored to know that Tsinghua University Press will introduce a series of Chinese translations in the publication. As the author, I know that my work will have to meet thousands of Chinese software engineers, managers, testers, consultants, and other believers that can bring us a better new world, I feel very surprises. During my early career, I wrote a lot of books in a large number of computers and software; however, with the growth of experience, I found that if we have no humanities in terms of technical application and construction, the technology changes It is worthless - even dangerous. So I decided to join the content of the human field in my work and hope to bring this thinking and attention to the reader. After this, the first book I published was "The Psychology of Computer Programming). This is a process of research software development, testing, and maintenance. The book is now a silver version (from the first publication of 25 years), which fully illustrates people to understand the hunger of human part in their work. I am very pleased that this "program development psychology" will also become one of the translation series. The Tsinghua University Press introduced my own series of works, so I have the opportunity to think of these options as a whole, and discover some of them. The subject. From I have a memory, I will have a strong interest in "how people think"; when I am still a little boy, only the computer in the world is often called "giant big? Quot; I thought, If I figure out the "thinking" of these giant brains, I may understand how people think more about people. That's why I started a computer programmer at first, and then played nearly 50 years with the computer. I have learned a lot of knowledge about people thinking, but I have known still far enough. My interest in thinking is reflected in these books, and in the following three, it is especially clear: "Systematic thinking" Introduction to General System Thinking, this book is already a silver version); its sister "General Principles of Systems Design, this book is with my wife Dani She is a human scholar); there is a "Your light is on? - How do you find a problem?" (Are Your Lights ON?: How to Figure out what the problem ", this book It is with Don Gause). I naturally extended the interest in thinking to how to help others go clearly, I wrote another three books in this series: "The mystery of consultation - success The Secrets of Consulting: A guide to giving and getting advice successful to giving and getting advice successful; "Muste"; "More Secrets of Consulting: The Consultant's Tool Kit);" Tote, Review and Technical Review Manual (INSPECTIONS, AND TECHNICAL REVIEWS: Evaluating Programs, Projects, And Products, this book is already a third edition).
With the growth of age, I gradually realize that clear thinking is not sufficient condition of technology success, even if the clearest people in thinking also need some moral and emotional leadership. So I wrote "Becoming a Technical Leader: An Organic Problem-Solving Approach). Then I published four volumes "Quality Software Management", which covers system thinking, priority metrics, coordinated action, and change expectations, all of which are the key to successful technical projects. In collaboration with the translator, we look at my work through their different cultural perspectives and levels, and my thinking and writing have been sublimated. My biggest hope is that these translations can also help you - my reader friend - in your project, even the whole life gets a bigger success. Finally, thank you for reading.
Gerald M. WeinbergOctober 11, 2002 English quoted text Preface to the Chinese Editions of Weinberg's Series Last year, I was honored to learn that Tsinghua University Press intended to publish a series of my books in Chinese translations. As an author, I'm thrilled to know that my work will now be within reach of thousands more software engineers, managers, testers, consultants, and other people concerned with using technology to build a new and better world. Early in my career, I wrote numerous highly technical books on computers and software, but as I gained experience, I learned that technology is worthless - even dangerous -. if we do not pay attention to the human aspects of both its use and its construction I decided to add the human dimension to my work, and bring that dimension to the attention of my readers. After making that decision, the first book I published was The Psychology of Computer Programming, a study of the human processes that enter into the development, testing, and mainten ance of software. That book is now in its Silver Anniversary Edition (more than 25 years in print), testifying to the desire of people to understand that human dimension to their work. I was very pleased to learn that The Psychology of Computer Programming will be one of the books in this series of Chinese translations. Having my books translated gives me an opportunity to reflect on them as a collection, and to perceive what themes they have in common. As long as I can recall, I was interested in how People's Few Computers In The World WERE OFTEN REFERRED TO AS "Giant Brains." I Thought "
thought "That's how I first became a computer programmer, and after almost 50 years of working with computers, I've learned a lot about how people think -.. but I still have far more to learn than I already know My interest in thinking shows in all of these books, but is especially clear in An Introduction to General System Thinking (now also in a Silver Anniversary edition); in its companion volume, General Principles of Systems Design (written with my wife, Dani, who is an anthropologist ); and in Are Your Lights On:?. How to Figure Out What the Problem Really Is (written with Don Gause) My interest naturally extended to methods of helping other people to think more clearly, which led me to write three other books in THE SERIES - The Secrets of Consulting: a guide to giving and getting advice successful; more secrets of consulting: The consultant's tool kit;
