Virtual Surreality
It’s too real to be true

My CTO, Rebecca Parsons, announced the publication of the ThoughtWorks Anthology a few days ago:

I am thrilled to announce that the ThoughtWorks Anthology is now ON SALE!

http://www.pragprog.com/titles/twa

There are essays by Roy and Michael Robinson, Martin, Neal Ford, Tiffany Lentz, Stelios Pantazopoulos, Ian Robinson, Erik Doernenburg, Kristan Vingrys and James Bull, as well as ex-TWers Dave Farley, Jeff Bay and Julian Simpson. (And of course your’s truly made her own contribution). Mike Aguilar wrote the introduction.

Some comments that appear in the book:

Jim Fischer writes, “The anthology provides a peek into the diversity of views and perspectives held by a company that dares to take on the long-accepted tenet of the IT industry that custom software is too hard and too costly.”

Big Dave Thomas writes, “Software is in many ways a team sport, and the leaders shape the software culture. Often successful organizations don’t take the time to document them, and hence others don’t benefit from them. This interesting collection of personal essays gives a glimpse into the culture of ThoughtWorks through some of its leaders.”

I’m really excited that this project has come to fruition and I hope you all enjoy what you see.

Rebecca

I was lucky enough to review the content earlier this year. It’s a keeper.

UPDATE: Some press… http://www.sys-con.com/read/541124.htm