Links

This section gives links to essential information about software development.

Software development

Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) contains information about Microsoft's developer tools.

Microsoft Visual C# Developer Center describes the C# programming language and development tools.

Microsoft .NET Framework Developer Center describes the programming framework for developing applications and web services.

Software project management

Project Management Institute is the professional body for project managers.

Steve McConnell has written several excellent books including Software Project Survival Guide and Rapid Development.

Ed Yourdon has written many good books and is founder of Yourdon publishing.

Software estimating

International Function Points User Group publishes information about sizing and estimating software systems.

COCOMO II at USC is the web site for the software estimating method devised by Barry Boehm.

Databases

Microsoft SQL Server is a powerful relational database management system.

Professional bodies

British Computer Society is the industry body for IT professionals and a Chartered Engineering Institution for information technology.

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers has over 350,000 members in 150 countries and publishes standards and papers on software engineering.