I received this book (written by Mike Gunderloy) yesterday from amazon.co.uk and depite my ongoing exams, I managed to read half of it cover by cover in a day and I just can't tell you how much I enjoyed any book after a long time. Many books tell you the why of software development, but this book is about why and “how” to do software development. In my opinion, it is an essential title to be on every software developer [read Project Managers, Software Team Leaders, Software Architects] desk. Even if you dont trust my words, then read Joel's foreword for this book.